Joan Carson

Joan Carson (born 29 January 1935) is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Joan Carson
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fermanagh & South Tyrone
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Arlene Foster
Personal details
Born	(1935-01-29) 29 January 1935 Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party
Residence	Enniskillen
Alma mater	Stranmillis University College
Profession	Teacher

Born in Enniskillen, Carson studied at Enniskillen Collegiate School and Stranmillis College before working as a teacher. In 1997 she was elected to Dungannon Borough Council for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, she was elected in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.[1] In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.[2]

Carson stood down from her council seat in 2001[3] and from her Assembly seat at the 2003 election.[4] She is currently a UUP party officer.[5]

References

1. Biography – Joan Carson Archived 26 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Assembly
2. Northern Ireland elections
3. Dungannon Borough Council Elections 1993 – 2005, Northern Ireland Elections
4. Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland Elections
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly	MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone 1998–2003	Succeeded by Arlene Foster