Derek Hussey
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| In office 1998 – 2007 |
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| Constituency | West Tyrone |
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| Born | September 12, 1948 Padstow, Cornwall |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Website | http://www.uup.org/ |
Derek Robert Hussey (b. 12 September 1948, Padstow, Cornwall, UK) is a Ulster Unionist politician from Northern Ireland
Hussey was educated at Omagh Model School, Omagh Academy and Stranmillis College, Belfast. He previously was a teacher at Castlederg High School.
In 1989 he was elected as councillor on Strabane District Council ([1]). In 2007 he was elected Chairman of the council. His brother, Ross Hussey, is a UUP Councillor on the Omagh District Council.
In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum, Hussey was elected as representative for West Tyrone.
In 1998 he was elected as MLA to the Northern Ireland Assembly and re-elected in 2003 ([2]). He was an outgoing candidate in the 2007 Assembly elections, but lost his seat.
He is the Ulster Unionist spokesperson on Victims Issues ([3]).
He also has a special interest in regional development, Ulster-Scots and the Orange Order.
[edit] Trivia
He was a member of a country and western music band and was known to wear cowboy boots in the 1998-2003 Assembly ([4]).
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