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Margaret Clarke
High Sheriff of Belfast
In office
January 2003 – January 2004
Preceded byWallace Browne
Succeeded byRuth Patterson
Member of
Belfast City Council
In office
21 May 1997 – 5 May 2005
Preceded bySandy Blair
Succeeded byMargaret McKenzie
ConstituencyPottinger
In office
15 May 1985 – 19 May 1993
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded bySandy Blair
ConstituencyPottinger
Personal details
BornOctober 1940 (age 84)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political partyUlster Unionist

Margaret Clarke (born October 1940) is a former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who served as High Sheriff of Belfast from January 2003 to 2004. She was a Belfast City Councillor for the Pottinger DEA from 1997 to 2005, having previously represented the area from 1985 until 1993.

Background

Clarke was elected in Belfast's Pottinger District at the 1985 local elections. She lost her seat at the 1993 Council election, though regained it in 1997.

In January 2003, Clarke was appointed High Sheriff of Belfast, becoming the seventh woman to hold office.

Personal life

Clarke is married to former Belfast City Councillor Jim Clarke, who served on the council alongside her. Jim was also High Sheriff from 1998 to 1999.

References

  1. "Margaret CLARKE personal appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. "Appointment of Sheriffs - The Gazette". The Gazette. 20 December 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. "Belfast City Council, 1993 - 2011". Ark election. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  4. "High Sheriff of Belfast sworn in". 22 January 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  5. "New she-riff for city". Belfast Telegraph. 13 October 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  6. "Belfast City Hall minutes" (PDF). Belfast City Council. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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