West Tyrone UUP

Party Officers

West Tyrone Constituency Association

	Chairman Councillor Allan Rainey MBE Electoral Area: West Tyrone Contact Address: 356 Curr Road Brackagh Ballygawley County Tyrone BT70 2EG Contact information: Office: 028 8224 5568 Home: 028 8556 8656 Mobile: 077 1110 8531 Omagh District Council 02882245321 Email address: CllrAllan.Rainey@omagh.gov.uk Place and Date of Birth: Brackagh 6th May 1943 Education: Dervaghroy Public Elementary School Occupation: Member Omagh District Council since 1989 Retired farmer Brief Outline of public Political career: 1999/2000 Chairman of Council 20003/2004 Chairman of Council Member Omagh District Policing Partnership (Chairman 2005/2006) Past chair of various committees of Council Board Member SWAMP Chairman West Tyrone Constituency of the Ulster Unionist Party Other memberships/interests/ achievements/awards Member Clogherney Presbyterian Church Committee Member Fintona Regeneration Initiative Member of TELL Committee Member Ballygawley and Roscavey By Gone Farming Day Past Master of LOL 646 Past County Grand Master County Tyrone GRAPC Past Asst Supreme Grand Master of IGBC of British Commonwealth Member of various branches of the Masonic Order
	Vice Chairman Mr Leslie Craig OBE
	Secretary Councillor Councillor Ross M Hussey MLIA (Dip) BA (Hons) Contact Address: 6 Townview Avenue North OMAGH County Tyrone BT78 1HU Contact information: Office: 028 8224 5568 Mobile: 077 6888 6632 Omagh District Council: 028 8224 5321 Email address: CllrRoss.Hussey@omagh.gov.uk Place and Date of Birth: Omagh 25th February 1959 Education: Omagh County Primary School Omagh Academy Omagh Technical College Open University Occupation: Full time Councillor Brief Outline of public Political career: 1977 Joined Ulster Unionist Party 2000 Secretary Omagh Branch UUP 2001 Secretary West Tyrone UUP 2003 Election Agent Derek Hussey/Bert Wilson 2005 Elected to Omagh District Council 2005 Member Omagh District Policing Partnership 2005/2007 Chairman Omagh Town Environment Improvement Scheme 2006 Chairman Education Working Group ODC 2006 Chairman Policy and Resources ODC 2007 Chairman Strule Arts Centre Management Cttee 2006/2007 Chairman Core Group Omagh Hospital Campaign 2005/2009 Member WHSSC 2006 Task Force Finance Sub Group 2007 Task Force HR and Capacity Building Devp Panel 2007 NILGA Local Govt modernisation subgroup Member of the Ulster Unionist Council Other memberships/interests/ achievements/awards Member Life Insurance Association by Diploma (1996) Bachelor of Arts (Open) 2007 Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Humanities with History (Open) 2007 Fellow Of Messines - Completed the level 3 course with the International School for Peace Studies in Messines, Belgium and graduated on 7th June 2008. Governor Omagh High School Assistant Secretary Omagh Branch RUCGC Association Chairman of the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Association, Part Time Officers Welfare Group.
	Treasurer Mr John Bleakley
	Omagh Divisional Association Chairman Mrs Iris Clarke
	Derg Divisional Association Chairman Mr Edward Turner MBE
	Strabane Divisional Association Chairman Mr Sam Martin
	Councillor Derek Hussey Contact Address: Contact information: Office: Mobile: Omagh District Council: 028 8224 5321 Email address: Place and Date of Birth: Padstow, Cornwall 12th Septepmber 1948 Education: Omagh Model School 1953-1960 Omagh Academy 1960-1968 Stranmillis College, Belfast 1968-1971 Occupation: Teacher Glencairn Girls Secondary School 1971-1972 Castlederg High School (Head of Business Studies) 1972-1998 Brief Outline of public Political career: Elected to Strabane District Council 1989 Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue 1996-1998 Member of the New Northern Ireland Assembly 1998-present Member of Western Education and Library Board Other memberships/interests/ achievements/awards Memberships Apprentice Boys of Derry (1962) Treasurer Campsie Club, Castlederg Orange Order (1965) Treasurer (Past Secretary) Bridgetown "No Surrender" LOL 379 Royal Black Preceptory (1972) (Past Master) Castlederg "Chosen Few" RBP 556 Castlederg Young Loyalists Flute Band-Bandmaster, 1977-1992 Member of the Davy Crockett Country Club Committee and Choir Member of the 1st Castlederg Presbyterian Church Interests Music-Country and Western & Orange - Sang in C&W Band, 1970-1995, Still sings at Concerts etc-several recordings Sport-Played Rugby with Omagh Academy, NIBB Battalion Team, King’s Scholars, Omagh Academicals RFC & Strabane RFC Played Club Table-Tennis (Tyrone League) with Dergvalley TTC Past Manager & Secretary Dergview F.C. (now a Director) Supports Leeds United Football Club Enjoys Skiing Completed 4 Marathons (Sub 4) Glasgow, London & Belfast (x2)
	Glennely Councillor James A Emery Contact Address: ’Edwards View’ 8 Lurganbuoy Road Castlederg BT81 7HS Contact information: Office: 028 8224 5568 Home: 028 8167 1014 Mobile: 078 4027 2182 Strabane District Council: 028 7138 2204 Email address: J.Emery@strabannedc.com Place and Date of Birth: Castlederg 4th April 1944 Education: Clare Primary School Edwards Primary School Castlederg Secondary School Occupation: Member Strabane District Council since 1989 Brief Outline of public Political career: Chairman of Council (2003/2004) Member Strabane District Policing Partnership (Chairman 2005/2006) Member of Northern Ireland Somme Advisory Council (Since 1989) School Governor (Since 1987) Boys Brigade Officer (Since 1963) President West Ulster Battalion (2006/2007) Recreations: Photography Gardening Local History/Genealogy
	Cllr Robert D. (Bert) Wilson