Joan Carson (born 29 January 1935) is a former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician in Northern Ireland who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 1998 to 2003.
Background Born in Enniskillen, Carson studied at Enniskillen Collegiate School and Stranmillis College before working as a teacher. In 1997 she was elected to Dungannon Borough Council for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, she was elected in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.Biography – Joan Carson , Northern Ireland Assembly
Carson stood down from her council seat in 2001Dungannon Borough Council Elections 1993 – 2005, Northern Ireland Elections and from her Assembly seat at the 2003 election.Fermanagh and South Tyrone , Northern Ireland Elections She is currently a UUP party officer.
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