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Cecil Calvert (politician)

Cecil Calvert (politician)

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Cecil Calvert was a Northern Irish unionist politician who was a long-serving councillor on Lisburn City Council.

Quick Facts Member of Lisburn City Council, Preceded by ...

Career

Calvert worked for the B Specials Constabulary and as a farmer before joining the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).[1] In 1985, he was elected to Lisburn Borough Council, representing Killultagh, County Antrim. He held his seat at each subsequent election,[2] serving as Mayor of Lisburn in 2004 – 05.[3]

Calvert was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing Lagan Valley, but failed to take a seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election.[4]

Calvert carried a Union Jack during a St Patrick's Day parade in Seattle in 2005.[5]

In June 2007, Calvert resigned from the DUP, objecting to the party's decision to enter government with Sinn Féin.[citation needed] He subsequently joined Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) but resigned in March 2011.[citation needed]


References

  1. Cecil Calvert profile, DUP.org.uk; accessed 3 June 2016.
  2. Ben Lowry and David Gordon, "Monitor plan for meeting dropped", Belfast Telegraph, 24 June 2004.
  3. St Patrick's Day Parade, Seattle (2005), seattletimes.nwsource.com; accessed 3 June 2016.
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