Above: Tom pictured during a visit to North Down with Craig Blaney, Mike Nesbitt, Alderman Leslie Cree MLA, Irene Cree, Colin Breen and Heather Steele.
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Below is a short biography of Tom Elliott:
Current Stormont Positions
Deputy-Chair of the Agricultural and Rural Development Committee
Member of the OFMDFM Committee
Development
Planning
Policy and Resources
Current Fermanagh District Council Appointments
Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism
Hospital Steering Group
Fermanagh District Policing Partnership (Chairman 2003/2004 & 2006/2007)
Other activities and interests
Member of Magheracross Parish Church
Passionate supporter of Ballinamallard United Football Club
Dedicated member of the Loyal Orders
Former
Employment
Part time farmer on family run Dairy and Beef farm
Former part-time Ulster Defence Regiment and Royal Irish Regiment for 18 years
Councillor with Fermanagh District Council – Elected June 2001 - Re-elected May 2005
MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone - First elected in November 2003
Education
Tom was educated at Ballinamallard Primary School before attending the Duke of Westminster High School, Ballinamallard & Kesh and completed his studies at Enniskillen College of Agriculture.
Political
Activist in Ballinamallard Ward Ulster Unionist committee for many years. Currently Chairman of that committee.
Honorary Secretary Fermanagh Divisional Unionist Association since 1998.
Chairman of internal Ulster Unionist ad-hoc Review Group for its duration.
Election Agent for James Cooper in 2001 Westminster campaign.
Ulster Unionist Councillor on Fermanagh District Council representing Erne North – Elected June 2001 – Re-elected May 2005.
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly representing Fermanagh & South Tyrone – Elected November 2003 – Re-elected March 2007.
Ulster Unionist Assembly spokesperson on Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
UUP candidate for Fermanagh & South Tyrone in 2005 Westminster elections.
Latest News
20th July 2010
SALE OF NORTHERN IRELAND’S ELECTRIC GRID
The Ulster Unionist Party has raised its concerns over the prospect of the sale of Northern Ireland’s electric Grid to the Republic of Ireland.
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19th July 2010
ELLIOTT CONDEMNS ONLINE SLANDER CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE PSNI
Ulster Unionist assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has condemned Republican individuals in the Ardoyne for "seeking to demonise the PSNI" after videos of the rioting were published on the internet website ’Youtube’.
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7th July 2010
ELLIOTT WELCOMES SUCCESSFUL NEWTOWNBUTLER PARADE
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has praised the organisers and participants of Newtownbutler "Border Defenders" Flute Band annual parade after it passed off peacefully during the weekend.
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7th July 2010
ELLIOTT ANGER AS DUP FAIL TO SUPPORT CALL FOR END OF PARADES COMMISSION
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has described his
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1st July 2010
QUESTIONABLE PRIORITIES OF EDUCATION MINISTER
Tom Elliott, Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, has questioned the level of spend on Irish Medium schools as funding starts to tighten across the education sector.
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1st July 2010
ANIMAL WELFARE BILL WELCOME BUT LACKS IMPORTANT DETAIL
Ulster Unionist agriculture spokesperson Tom Elliott MLA has said that the Welfare of Animals Bill, while ultimately welcome in its ability to "protect animals from abandonment, from suffering and from being used by criminals in fights and baiting", is un
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1st July 2010
RED TAPE MAKING EVEN SIMPLY CHANGES MESSY
Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has criticised the Department for Agriculture and Rural Development for allowing "Red Tape to prevent even the simplest of changes."
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