Jim Allister | |
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Leader of Traditional Unionist Voice | |
Assumed office 7 December 2007 | |
Deputy | Ron McDowell |
Preceded by | Position created |
Member of Parliament for North Antrim | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Ian Paisley Jr |
Majority | 450 (1.1%) |
Member of the Legislative Assembly for North Antrim | |
In office 5 May 2011 – 5 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Declan O'Loan |
Succeeded by | Timothy Gaston |
In office 1982–1986 | |
Preceded by | Assembly reconvened |
Succeeded by | Assembly dissolved |
Member of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland | |
In office 11 July 2004 – 4 June 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ian Paisley |
Succeeded by | Diane Dodds |
Member of Newtownabbey Borough Council | |
In office 15 May 1985 – 17 May 1989 | |
Preceded by | New district |
Succeeded by | John Blair |
Constituency | Doagh Road |
Personal details | |
Born | Listooder, County Down, Northern Ireland | 2 April 1953
Political party | Traditional Unionist Voice (since 2007) |
Other political affiliations |
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Spouse |
Ruth McCullagh (m. 1978) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Profession | Barrister |
Website | www |
James Hugh Allister KC (born 2 April 1953) is a Northern Irish politician and barrister who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Antrim since the 2024 general election. He founded the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) in 2007 and has led the party since its formation. Prior to his election to Westminster, Allister was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Antrim, having been first elected in the 2011 Assembly election.
Allister had been a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) since its foundation in 1971, and for which he successfully stood for election in the 2004 European Parliament election for Northern Ireland, succeeding Ian Paisley. He continued as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) following his resignation from the DUP and establishment of the TUV, serving until 2009.