Jim Nicholson (Northern Ireland politician)
James Frederick Nicholson (born 29 January 1945) is a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician, who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Northern Ireland from 1989 to 2019.
Jim Nicholson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 15 June 1989 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Naomi Long |
| Member of Parliament for Newry and Armagh | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 17 December 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Seamus Mallon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1945 Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Gibson (m. 1968–2015; her death) |
| Children | 7 |
| Profession | Farmer |
| Website | Official Website |
Prior to his election to the European Parliament, Nicholson had been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newry and Armagh from 1983 until his defeat in the by-elections of 1986, when he and others resigned and stood again to protest against the Anglo-Irish Agreement; Nicholson lost his seat to Seamus Mallon of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), the only seat to be lost.
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