George Ennis

{{short description|Northern Irish Unionist politician}} {{for|the American artist|George Pearse Ennis}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Use British English|date=March 2012}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = George Ennis | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = 150px | alt = | caption = | constituency_AM1 = Strangford | assembly1 = Northern Ireland | majority1 = | term_start1 = 26 November 2003 | term_end1 = 7 March 2007 | predecessor1 = Cedric Wilson | successor1 = Simon Hamilton | office = Member of Ards Borough Council | constituency = Newtownards | term_start = 19 May 1993 | term_end = 5 May 2011 | predecessor = Simpson Gibson | successor = Jimmy Menagh | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|02|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = Greyabbey, Northern Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | birth_name = | party = Traditional Unionist Voice (2009 - present) | other_party = Democratic Unionist Party (Until 2007) <br> UK Unionist Party (2007) | spouse = | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} Alderman '''George Ennis''' (born 9 February 1953) is a former Northern Irish Unionist politician who was a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Strangford from 2003 to 2007.

==Background== Ennis was first elected to Ards (borough) in 1993 and was Mayor of Ards in 1998–1999.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ards-council.gov.uk/the-council/elected-members/alderman-george-ennis-dup-.php |title=Alderman George Ennis (DUP) - Ards Borough Council |access-date=22 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926203249/http://www.ards-council.gov.uk/the-council/elected-members/alderman-george-ennis-dup-.php |archive-date=26 September 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ennis was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2003 for the constituency of Strangford for the DUP.

In February 2007, Ennis defected from the DUP to the UK Unionist Party (UKUP). He stood for the Strangford seat on a UKUP ticket but lost his seat. Following the demise of UKUP, Ennis sat as an independent councillor in Ards before joining the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) on 15 September 2009.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8256847.stm Former DUP assembly man joins TUV]</ref>

He is Vice Chair of the Northern Ireland Building Regulations Council, a board member of SEELB and Chair of the Northern Ireland Strategic Waste Partnership.

Ennis is a member of the Greenwell Street Presbyterian Church.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070309232204/http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/members/biogs_03/ennis_g.htm NI Assembly profile] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928094448/http://www.stratagem-ni.com/strangfordmlas.php Stratagem profile]

{{s-start}} {{s-par|ni/ass}} {{succession box | title = MLA for Strangford | before = Cedric Wilson | after = Simon Hamilton | years = 2003–2007 }} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ennis, George}} Category:1953 births Category:Living people Category:Politicians from County Down Category:Democratic Unionist Party MLAs Category:Northern Ireland MLAs 2003–2007 Category:UK Unionist Party politicians Category:Members of Ards Borough Council Category:Presbyterians from Northern Ireland Category:Traditional Unionist Voice councillors