Duncan Shipley-Dalton

Duncan Shipley-Dalton
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Antrim South
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	New Creation
Succeeded by	David Burnside
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Born	7 November 1970 (1970-11-07) (age 41)
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party
Alma mater	University of Essex, Queen's University Belfast

Duncan Shipley-Dalton (born 7 November 1970) is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Born in Newport, Isle of Wight, Shipley-Dalton attended the University of Essex and Queen's University Belfast before becoming a barrister. From 1994-98, he served in the Royal Irish Regiment.^[1]

Biography

Shipley-Dalton was a strong supporter of the Belfast Agreement.^[2] At the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998, Shipley-Dalton was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) in South Antrim.^[1] He initially aimed to be selected as the party's candidate in the South Antrim by-election, 2000, but later withdrew, claiming that the party leadership intended David Campbell to be their candidate. He endorsed Campbell, but announced his retirement from politics at the forthcoming 2003 election.^[2]

After standing down, Shipley-Dalton moved to the United States, where he is an active supporter of the Democratic Party.^[3] In 2007 he received a Master in Public Administration (MPA) degree from Harvard University.^{[citation needed]}

He returned to the UK in 2008 and now lives in Southampton.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Biography - Duncan Shipley Dalton, Northern Ireland Assembly
2. ^ ^{a b} "Unionist quits poll contest", BBC News
3. ^ "The answer is yeth", Slugger O'Toole

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by New creation	MLA for Antrim South 1998 - 2003	Succeeded by David Burnside

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Name	Shipley-Dalton, Duncan
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Date of birth	7 November 1970
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