Margaret Clarke (Northern Ireland politician)
Margaret Clarke | |
|---|---|
| High Sheriff of Belfast | |
| In office January 2003 – January 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Wallace Browne |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Patterson |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 21 May 1997 – 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Sandy Blair |
| Succeeded by | Margaret McKenzie |
| Constituency | Pottinger |
| In office 15 May 1985 – 19 May 1993 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Sandy Blair |
| Constituency | Pottinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1940 (age 84)[1] Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist |
| Spouse | Jim Clarke |
Margaret Clarke (born October 1940) is a former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who served as High Sheriff of Belfast from January 2003 to 2004.[2] She was a Belfast City Councillor for the Pottinger DEA from 1997 to 2005, having previously represented the area from 1985 until 1993.
Background
[edit]Clarke was elected in Belfast's Pottinger District at the 1985 local elections. She lost her seat at the 1993 Council election, though regained it in 1997.[3]
In January 2003, Clarke was appointed High Sheriff of Belfast, becoming the seventh woman to hold office.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Clarke is married to former Belfast City Councillor Jim Clarke, who served on the council alongside her. Jim was also High Sheriff from 1998 to 1999.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Margaret CLARKE personal appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Appointment of Sheriffs - The Gazette". The Gazette. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Belfast City Council, 1993 - 2011". Ark election. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "High Sheriff of Belfast sworn in". 22 January 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "New she-riff for city". Belfast Telegraph. 13 October 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Belfast City Hall minutes" (PDF). Belfast City Council. Retrieved 15 December 2024.