Eileen Paisley, Baroness Paisley of St George's
Northern Irish politician (born 1931) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eileen Emily Paisley, Baroness Paisley of St George's, Baroness Bannside (née Cassells; born 2 November 1931),[1] is a Northern Irish Unionist politician, a vice-president of the Democratic Unionist Party, and the widow of Ian Paisley,[2] Lord Bannside, former leader of the DUP. She became a life peer in 2006. She retired from the House of Lords on 30 October 2017.[3]
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The Baroness Paisley of St George's | |
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![]() Paisley in 2011 | |
Member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention for Belfast East | |
In office 1 May 1975 – 1976 | |
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast East | |
In office 28 June 1973 – 1974 | |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 14 June 2006 – 30 October 2017 Life peerage | |
Member of Belfast Corporation | |
In office 1967–1973 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Eileen Emily Cassells (1931-11-02) 2 November 1931 (age 92) |
Political party | Democratic Unionist Party (from 1971) |
Other political affiliations | Protestant Unionist Party (1966-1971) |
Spouse | |
Children | 5, including Rhonda and Ian Jr |
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