Sam Gardiner

Sam Gardiner
MBE, JP
Father of the Northern Ireland Assembly
In office
5 May 2011 – 5 May 2016
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Upper Bann
In office
26 November 2003 – 30 March 2016
Preceded byGeorge Savage
Succeeded byDoug Beattie
Mayor of
Craigavon
In office
2001–2002
Preceded byFred Crowe
Succeeded byJonathan Bell
In office
1988–1989
Preceded bySydney Cairns
Succeeded byJames McCammick
In office
1982–1983
Preceded byMary Simpson
Succeeded byJames Gillespie
Member of
Craigavon Borough Council
In office
21 May 1997 – 5 May 2011
Preceded byAudrey Savage
Succeeded byJo-Anne Dobson
ConstituencyLurgan
In office
15 May 1985 – 17 May 1989
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byAudrey Savage
ConstituencyLurgan
In office
20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985
Preceded byJames Baird
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyCraigavon Area D
Ulster Unionist Whip in the Northern Ireland Forum
In office
1996–1998
LeaderDavid Trimble
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Northern Ireland Forum Member
for Upper Bann
In office
30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Preceded byNew forum
Succeeded byForum dissolved
Mayor of Lurgan
In office
1968–1969
Member of
Lurgan Borough Council
In office
1963–1973
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
Personal details
Born(1940-03-24)24 March 1940
Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Died8 November 2022(2022-11-08) (aged 82)
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
SpouseElizabeth Gardiner
ChildrenClive
Keith
Residence(s)Lurgan, County Armagh
WebsiteGardiner UUP

Alderman Samuel Gardiner MBE JP (24 March 1940 – 8 November 2022) was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 2003 to 2016.

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