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About David Allen (politician)
- David Allen MBE (24 October 1937 – 13 December 2011) was a teacher, trade unionist and politician from Northern Ireland. A member of the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party, he represented the group in the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention.
- He was elected to Ballymena Borough Council in 1973, topping the poll in the C District Electoral Area.
- He retained the seat in 1977, albeit as a "Ratepayers" candidate, having left the Vanguard in the interim.Allen was a pupil of Ballymena Academy.
- A teacher by profession, he trained at Queen's University Belfast and Stranmillis College before teaching at primary level in his native Ballymena, initially at Harryville PS before moving to Ballykeel PS.
- Known to his pupils as "Duck", he was deputy headmaster at the latter school.
- Allen was active in the Ulster Teachers' Union and became general secretary of the body in 1978, holding the position for twenty years.
- A prominent media figure during his time in charge, Allen's work earned him the nickname "children's champion".Allen was married twice and had one daughter.
- Following his retirement he settled in Banbridge, while also keeping a house in Cornwall.
- He suffered a stroke in 2011 and died soon after, aged 74.
- He was buried in Banbridge following a service at the town's Bannside Presbyterian Church.
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