MARION SMITH C.V.
Cllr Marion Smith B.A.
North Down Borough Council
Elected: March 1995 in a bye-election for Bangor West as an Ulster Unionist Councillor.
Fought and won local elections – 1997,2001 and 2005.
Deputy Mayor 1997/98
Mayor 1999/2000
I play a prominent and very active role through the following committees:
CHAIR: Policy Committee – this is one of the 5 major committees within Council
Tourism Task Force
Corporate
Planning & Public Service Liaison
Leisure, Tourism and Community Development
Amenities & Public Services
Arts Advisory Panel
North Down Sports Advisory Council
Northern Ireland Local Government Association
Finance Sub Committee
Audit Committee
Economic Sub Committee
North Down Neighbourhood Partnership Board
Kilcooley Neighbourhood Partnership Board
Chaired: Arts Advisory Panel
Education Committee
Health Committee
Disability Concerns Committee
I carry a heavy caseload of constituency problems, averaging 100 enquiries per month. I am a full time Councillor, devoting my time to working for the Borough.
Other Agencies
Ulster Architectural Heritage Society
Helen’s Bay Residents Association
Seahill Residents Association
Bangor West Residents Association
Within the Ulster Unionist Party
Delegate for North Down to Ulster Unionist Council
Helped write two Party Policy documents on health
Have served on the following:
Chair of the Party Health Sub Committee
Chair Bangor West Branch
Secretary Bangor West Branch
Secretary U.U. Women’s Association North Down
Party Executive
I have been a speaker at many Party Conferences
In November 2000 I was invited by the Party to attend a 2-day conference at the Palace of Westminster entitled ‘ Women into Politics’. During the event I was able to meet and discuss issues with e.g. Baroness Jay, Helen Jackson M.P. and Baroness Crawley. I was also visited 10 Downing Street and spent some time with Cherie Blair.
Other Public Appointments
District Policing Partnership
N.I. Museums Council
INTERREG IIIB & 111C Monitoring Committees
CHAIR -N I Housing Executive Bangor District Office Liaison Panel
Non-Executive Director – Ulster Community & Hospitals Trust (gained place on Trust as a result of open competition)
Serve on the following Committees:
Complaints (Chair)
Audit
Board Remuneration
Standing Orders
Board of Governors:
Kilcooley Primary School
Rathmore Primary School
St Columbanus College Bangor
Committee Member:
Holywood Rudolf Steiner Bursary Fund
Other Organisations:
Friends of Bangor Community Hospital
Omnibus Partnership
Festival Committee Bangor Drama Club
Abbeyfield Society
Associate Member Bangor Drama Club
Patron Bangor Amateur Operatic Society
Member of Royal Ulster Yacht Club
I organised and started a branch of Friends of the Earth North Down, already the
group has carried out an important survey within Bangor. As a beginning we are
determined to have the out of date sewage system, raw sewage on our beached and
all issues related to this addressed with urgency by government. North Down must
not be left as a 3rd world country when it comes to matters of such importance to
everyone living in the area.
I have represented the Borough of North Down in many parts of the world, both in a personal capacity and as a Councillor e.g. in New York during my period as Mayor I launched the Titanic Trail endeavour. I have always fulfilled my duties with a sense of pride for my Borough and always with dignity.
General Background
I am a practical person who likes to do things efficiently and effectively.
Have had vast experience of chairing committees and giving constructive contributions to many groups.
Take pride in ability to resolve a very wide range of problems affecting constituents. This goes well beyond solving individual problems e.g. have been very closely involved in the establishment of the Bangor Community Hospital.
Personal Background
Married - husband senior civil servant
Son married living in England.
Daughter married living in Mozambique. - both Chartered Accountants
Member of First Bangor Presbyterian Church.
Some of my Achievements:
Led the fight to retain and upgrade the Carnegie Library.
As a member of the Omnibus Partnership helped to campaign successfully for the retention of the Easybus service.
Involved in the planning of the Community Hospital and established a Friends of the Bangor Community Hospital. Over the past number of years the groups has raised monies to provide for many comforts for the hospital and patients.
Established a Friends of the Earth group in North Down to campaign for better water and sewerage infrastructure and cleaner beaches and seas.
Partnered the way in Council for the campaign against the proposed unequal introduction of a Water Tax.
Single handily brought together the Roads, Service, the EBNI, BT, Lighting Service and other bodies to bring about the redesign with character of Crawfordsburn Main Street.
As Mayor my theme was the ‘Doors of the Town Hall are Open’ during my year I carried out more than 900 engagements and had many hundreds of residents invited into the Town Hall.
Also during that period I visited every religious denomination service in the Borough, my aim was that I would be Mayor to everyone.
North Down Borough Council
Elected: March 1995 in a bye-election for Bangor West as an Ulster Unionist Councillor.
Fought and won local elections – 1997,2001 and 2005.
Deputy Mayor 1997/98
Mayor 1999/2000
I play a prominent and very active role through the following committees:
CHAIR: Policy Committee – this is one of the 5 major committees within Council
Tourism Task Force
Corporate
Planning & Public Service Liaison
Leisure, Tourism and Community Development
Amenities & Public Services
Arts Advisory Panel
North Down Sports Advisory Council
Northern Ireland Local Government Association
Finance Sub Committee
Audit Committee
Economic Sub Committee
North Down Neighbourhood Partnership Board
Kilcooley Neighbourhood Partnership Board
Chaired: Arts Advisory Panel
Education Committee
Health Committee
Disability Concerns Committee
I carry a heavy caseload of constituency problems, averaging 100 enquiries per month. I am a full time Councillor, devoting my time to working for the Borough.
Other Agencies
Ulster Architectural Heritage Society
Helen’s Bay Residents Association
Seahill Residents Association
Bangor West Residents Association
Within the Ulster Unionist Party
Delegate for North Down to Ulster Unionist Council
Helped write two Party Policy documents on health
Have served on the following:
Chair of the Party Health Sub Committee
Chair Bangor West Branch
Secretary Bangor West Branch
Secretary U.U. Women’s Association North Down
Party Executive
I have been a speaker at many Party Conferences
In November 2000 I was invited by the Party to attend a 2-day conference at the Palace of Westminster entitled ‘ Women into Politics’. During the event I was able to meet and discuss issues with e.g. Baroness Jay, Helen Jackson M.P. and Baroness Crawley. I was also visited 10 Downing Street and spent some time with Cherie Blair.
Other Public Appointments
District Policing Partnership
N.I. Museums Council
INTERREG IIIB & 111C Monitoring Committees
CHAIR -N I Housing Executive Bangor District Office Liaison Panel
Non-Executive Director – Ulster Community & Hospitals Trust (gained place on Trust as a result of open competition)
Serve on the following Committees:
Complaints (Chair)
Audit
Board Remuneration
Standing Orders
Board of Governors:
Kilcooley Primary School
Rathmore Primary School
St Columbanus College Bangor
Committee Member:
Holywood Rudolf Steiner Bursary Fund
Other Organisations:
Friends of Bangor Community Hospital
Omnibus Partnership
Festival Committee Bangor Drama Club
Abbeyfield Society
Associate Member Bangor Drama Club
Patron Bangor Amateur Operatic Society
Member of Royal Ulster Yacht Club
I organised and started a branch of Friends of the Earth North Down, already the
group has carried out an important survey within Bangor. As a beginning we are
determined to have the out of date sewage system, raw sewage on our beached and
all issues related to this addressed with urgency by government. North Down must
not be left as a 3rd world country when it comes to matters of such importance to
everyone living in the area.
I have represented the Borough of North Down in many parts of the world, both in a personal capacity and as a Councillor e.g. in New York during my period as Mayor I launched the Titanic Trail endeavour. I have always fulfilled my duties with a sense of pride for my Borough and always with dignity.
General Background
I am a practical person who likes to do things efficiently and effectively.
Have had vast experience of chairing committees and giving constructive contributions to many groups.
Take pride in ability to resolve a very wide range of problems affecting constituents. This goes well beyond solving individual problems e.g. have been very closely involved in the establishment of the Bangor Community Hospital.
Personal Background
Married - husband senior civil servant
Son married living in England.
Daughter married living in Mozambique. - both Chartered Accountants
Member of First Bangor Presbyterian Church.
Some of my Achievements:
Led the fight to retain and upgrade the Carnegie Library.
As a member of the Omnibus Partnership helped to campaign successfully for the retention of the Easybus service.
Involved in the planning of the Community Hospital and established a Friends of the Bangor Community Hospital. Over the past number of years the groups has raised monies to provide for many comforts for the hospital and patients.
Established a Friends of the Earth group in North Down to campaign for better water and sewerage infrastructure and cleaner beaches and seas.
Partnered the way in Council for the campaign against the proposed unequal introduction of a Water Tax.
Single handily brought together the Roads, Service, the EBNI, BT, Lighting Service and other bodies to bring about the redesign with character of Crawfordsburn Main Street.
As Mayor my theme was the ‘Doors of the Town Hall are Open’ during my year I carried out more than 900 engagements and had many hundreds of residents invited into the Town Hall.
Also during that period I visited every religious denomination service in the Borough, my aim was that I would be Mayor to everyone.
posted by Marion Smith at 5:46 AM
<< Home