Jim Allister, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Allister

politician

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1953

Place of Birth: Crossgar, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Profession: politician, barrister

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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JimAllister

James Hugh Allister, , is an Ulster unionist politician and barrister from Northern Ireland.
He is the leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) political party, since 2011 serving as the party's MLA in the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing North Antrim. He was formerly a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), for which he successfully stood for election in 2004 to the European Parliament, succeeding Ian Paisley.
He continued as a member of the European Parliament following his resignation from the DUP and his subsequent establishment of the TUV in 2007, but failed to retain his seat at the 2009 European parliamentary elections.