George Ennis

For the American artist, see George Pearse Ennis.

Alderman George Ennis (born 9 February 1953) is a former Northern Irish Unionist politician who was a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Strangford from 2003 to 2007.

George Ennis
Member of Ards Borough Council
In office 19 May 1993 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by	Simpson Gibson
Succeeded by	Jimmy Menagh
Constituency	Newtownards
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford
In office 26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007
Preceded by	Cedric Wilson
Succeeded by	Simon Hamilton
Personal details
Born	(1953-02-09) 9 February 1953 (age 72) Greyabbey, Northern Ireland
Party	Traditional Unionist Voice (2009 - present)
Other political affiliations	Democratic Unionist Party (Until 2007) UK Unionist Party (2007)

Background

Ennis was first elected to Ards (borough) in 1993 and was Mayor of Ards in 1998–1999.^[1]

Ennis was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2003 for the constituency of Strangford for the DUP.

In February 2007, Ennis defected from the DUP to the UK Unionist Party (UKUP). He stood for the Strangford seat on a UKUP ticket but lost his seat. Following the demise of UKUP, Ennis sat as an independent councillor in Ards before joining the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) on 15 September 2009.^[2]

He is Vice Chair of the Northern Ireland Building Regulations Council, a board member of SEELB and Chair of the Northern Ireland Strategic Waste Partnership.

Ennis is a member of the Greenwell Street Presbyterian Church.^{[citation needed]}