Jeremy Burchill
Jeremy Burchill (born 1952) is a former Northern Irish unionist politician and barrister.
Jeremy Burchill | |
|---|---|
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Denis Loretto |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Belfast Area A |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Belfast | |
| In office 20 October 1982 – 1986 | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention for South Belfast | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist |
Background
Burchill studied at Campbell College and Queen's University, Belfast, then became chair of the Ulster Young Unionist Council. He contested the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention election in Belfast South in 1975, and was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party, becoming the youngest member of the convention. At the 1979 UK general election, he stood in North Antrim, taking second place, with 23.4% of the vote.
Burchill was elected to Belfast City Council, representing Area A, in 1981. He was also elected in the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election, taking a seat in Belfast East. He stood in the equivalent seat at the 1983 UK general election, taking 24.8% of the vote.
Outside politics, Burchill was a member of both the Northern Ireland and English Bar, but had more recently worked as a consultant to financial service companies.
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