Sylvia Hermon
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Sylvia, Lady Hermon MP |
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Lady Hermon in January 2014
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Member of Parliament for North Down |
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Assumed office 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Robert McCartney |
| Majority | 9,202 (25.6%) |
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Sylvia Eileen Paisley 11 August 1955 Galbally, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party |
Independent Ulster Unionist (1998–2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Sir Jack Hermon |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Aberystwyth University The College of Law |
| Profession | Law Lecturer |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Website | www.sylviahermonmp.uk |
Sylvia Eileen, Lady Hermon (née Paisley; born 11 August 1955) is a Northern Irish politician. Since 2001, she has been the Member of Parliament for the constituency of North Down, first elected for the Ulster Unionist Party, but is now an independent. She is the widow of Sir Jack Hermon, former Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
On 25 March 2010, Lady Hermon announced that she was resigning from the Ulster Unionist Party, and would fight the next general election as an independent candidate. Her decision was triggered by the UUP's alliance with the Conservative Party. She successfully retained her seat in the May 2010 election with a large gain in her share of the vote, increasing her majority, doing so again in the May 2015 election.
Born Sylvia Eileen Paisley in the mainly Republican area of Galbally, Dungannon, County Tyrone, her father was Robert Paisley, a farmer, and she had three sisters. The family saw tragedy when Hermon's mother accidentally drowned when Hermon was four. She went to Dungannon High School before studying Law at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
She went on to lecture in Law at the Queen's University of Belfast at the same time as David Trimble. She did not enter politics until 1998 when she joined the Ulster Unionist Party, having been impressed by the role the UUP played in negotiating the Belfast Agreement.
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