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Jim Shannon

Jim Shannon

Jim Shannon is the Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford, having first been elected to Parliament on 6 May 2010. He has held several DUP spokesperson roles, including for human rights (2012-2015 and 2017-2024), health (2010-2024), transport (2010-2017), and equality (2015-2017). He has been a member of parliamentary committees including the Defence Committee and the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. In January 2022, he became emotional in parliament while questioning the government about Partygate revelations. He has put forward parliamentary debates on topics such as public toilet provision for people living with stoma, the humanitarian impact of conflicts on older people, and the ageing community and end of life care.

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United Kingdom
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Politics
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Record

  • Controversy · October 1, 2023

    Common assault charge

    Jim Shannon was charged with common assault of a woman following an incident that took place on 1 October 2023. The DUP leader stated that the Public Prosecution Service had previously declined to prosecute the allegations on two occasions before the current charge. [1]

Affiliations

  • Democratic Unionist Party

    The Democratic Unionist Party is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. Jim Shannon has been a member and has served as an MP for the party since 2010, holding various spokesperson roles. [1]

  • UK Parliament

    The UK Parliament is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom. Jim Shannon has been a Member of Parliament for Strangford since 2010 and has served on committees including the Defence Committee and Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. [2]

Sources

  1. [1]bbc.com
  2. [2]members.parliament.uk
  3. [3]Photo: Richard Townshend / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

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