Cecil Calvert | |
|---|---|
| Member of Lisburn City Council | |
| In office 15 May 1985 –5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | John Palmer |
| Constituency | Killultagh |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Lagan Valley | |
| In office 30 May 1996 –25 April 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent Unionist (from 2011) |
| Other political affiliations | TUV (2007–2011) DUP (before 2007) |
Cecil Calvert was a Northern Irish unionist politician,who was a long-serving councillor on Lisburn City Council.
Calvert worked for the B Specials Constabulary and as a farmer before joining the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). [1] In 1985,he was elected to Lisburn Borough Council,representing Killultagh,County Antrim. He held his seat at each subsequent election, [2] serving as Mayor of Lisburn in 2004 –05. [3]
Calvert was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum,representing Lagan Valley,but failed to take a seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election. [4]
Calvert carried a Union Jack during a St Patrick's Day parade in Seattle in 2005. [5]
In June 2007,Calvert resigned from the DUP,objecting to the party's decision to enter government with Sinn Féin.[ citation needed ] He subsequently joined Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) but resigned in March 2011.[ citation needed ]