Jim Shannon MP - Parliament's most prolific debater Veterans In Politics by CampaignForce

Jim was first elected to Ards Borough Council in 1985 and served as Mayor in 1991/92.He was elected as a member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue in 1996 until it completed its work in 1998. He was then subsequently elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly representing Strangford.Within the NI Assembly Jim served on both the Public Accounts Committee and Agriculture Committee. He was re-elected in both 2003 and 2007, stepping down from the NI Assembly in 2010.Jim was electe...