Jim Shannon

Jim Shannon MP
Official portrait, 2020
Member of Parliament for Strangford
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2010
Preceded by	Iris Robinson
Majority	5,131 (13.2%)
Democratic Unionist portfolios
2017–present 2012–2015	Human Rights
2015–present 2010–2015	Health
2015–2017	Equality
2015–2017 2010–2015	Transport
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Strangford
In office 25 June 1998 – 2 August 2010
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Simpson Gibson
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Strangford
In office 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Local government offices
1991–92	14th Mayor of Ards
1990–91	13th Deputy Mayor of Ards
Member of Ards Borough Council for Ards Peninsula
In office 15 May 1985 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Robert Adair
Personal details
Born	Richard James Shannon (1955-03-25) 25 March 1955 (age 69) Omagh, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party
Spouse	Sandra Shannon
Children	3

Richard James Shannon (born 25 March 1955) is a Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Strangford since 2010. He is the DUP's Health Spokesperson.^[1] He had previously sat in the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998 to 2010 as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland (MLA) for Strangford.