Jack Allen is a former Northern Irish unionist politician and businessman from

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Political career

Working as a businessman, Allen became a member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). He was elected to Londonderry City Council. In 1974–75, he served as Mayor of Derry. Allen was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, representing Londonderry. The following year, he became the Honorary Treasurer of the UUP.Health sees treasurer leave party
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, 6 September 2005. In June 1984, Allen was appointed to the prominent role of Chairman of the Devolution Report Committee within the Assembly. In this position, he wrote three times to the leader of the

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John Hume, proposing discussions, but was rebuffed. In 1984, amid a dispute about the name of the city council, Allen was defeated in a by-election for a ward on the city council. Allen headed the UUP list in Foyle for the

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election of 1996, but failed to be elected. At the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, he was again unsuccessful in Foyle, despite coming fourth on first preference votes in the six seat constituency. During this period, he was the chairman of the Foyle Ulster Unionist constituency association.Unionists to meet Apprentice Boys Governor
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'', 1 April 1997 Allen stood down as UUP treasurer in 2005, citing ill health.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Jack Living people Mayors of Derry Northern Ireland MPAs 1982–1986 Ulster Unionist Party councillors Politicians from Derry (city) 1941 births