MY C V for 2006 / 2007
Cllr Marion Smith B.A.
Curriculum Vitae - 2006/2007
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 (in the 2005 election I was returned with the highest Ulster Unionist count in North Down.)
Deputy Mayor 1997/98
Mayor 1999/2000
CHAIR: Policy Committee – this is one of the 5 major committees within Council
CHAIR: Northern Ireland Housing Executive Liaison Panel
Member of the following Committees within Council:
Tourism Task Force
Corporate
Planning & Public Service Liaison
Leisure, Tourism and Community Development
Amenities & Technical Services
Arts Advisory Panel
North Down Sports Advisory Council
Finance Sub Committee
Audit Committee
Economic Sub Committee
Neighbourhood Renewal
Disability Concerns Group
East Border Region
Good Relations Committee
Within the Ulster Unionist Party
Only woman selected in Northern Ireland to go forward as MLA
Vice President: UU Councillors Association
Vice President: North Down Association
UU Group Party Whip within Council
Party Spokesperson for the Arts
Represent the Party on the Shared Services Sub Group, related to the Reform of Public Administration.
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
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Member of the District Policing Partnership
Accredited Neighbourhood Watch Scheme Co-coordinator
Appointed to North Down Community Safety Partnership
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
Local Government Staff Commission (appointed through open competition)
Have been appointed as the Vice Chair, the first woman to hold this position
Northern Ireland Local Government Association
Women’s Champion
Advisory Board to the Salvation Army Board Northern Ireland
Recently appointed as an Advisory Board Member
South Eastern Education & Library Board:
Board of Governors:
Kilcooley Primary School
Rathmore Primary School
Crawfordsburn Primary School
Committee Member:
Holywood Rudolf Steiner Bursary Fund
St Columbanus College Bangor (co-opted)
Other Organisations and Bodies:
CHAIR: Friends of Bangor Community Hospital
Omnibus Partnership
Festival Committee Bangor Drama Club
Abbeyfield Society
Associate Member Bangor Drama Club
Patron Bangor Amateur Operatic Society
Ulster Architectural Heritage Society
Member of Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Helen’s Bay Residents Association
Seahill Residents Association
Bangor West Residents Association
Carnalea Residents Association
Hon. Member –Royal Air Force Association
Curriculum Vitae - 2006/2007
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 (in the 2005 election I was returned with the highest Ulster Unionist count in North Down.)
Deputy Mayor 1997/98
Mayor 1999/2000
CHAIR: Policy Committee – this is one of the 5 major committees within Council
CHAIR: Northern Ireland Housing Executive Liaison Panel
Member of the following Committees within Council:
Tourism Task Force
Corporate
Planning & Public Service Liaison
Leisure, Tourism and Community Development
Amenities & Technical Services
Arts Advisory Panel
North Down Sports Advisory Council
Finance Sub Committee
Audit Committee
Economic Sub Committee
Neighbourhood Renewal
Disability Concerns Group
East Border Region
Good Relations Committee
Within the Ulster Unionist Party
Only woman selected in Northern Ireland to go forward as MLA
Vice President: UU Councillors Association
Vice President: North Down Association
UU Group Party Whip within Council
Party Spokesperson for the Arts
Represent the Party on the Shared Services Sub Group, related to the Reform of Public Administration.
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
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Member of the District Policing Partnership
Accredited Neighbourhood Watch Scheme Co-coordinator
Appointed to North Down Community Safety Partnership
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
Local Government Staff Commission (appointed through open competition)
Have been appointed as the Vice Chair, the first woman to hold this position
Northern Ireland Local Government Association
Women’s Champion
Advisory Board to the Salvation Army Board Northern Ireland
Recently appointed as an Advisory Board Member
South Eastern Education & Library Board:
Board of Governors:
Kilcooley Primary School
Rathmore Primary School
Crawfordsburn Primary School
Committee Member:
Holywood Rudolf Steiner Bursary Fund
St Columbanus College Bangor (co-opted)
Other Organisations and Bodies:
CHAIR: Friends of Bangor Community Hospital
Omnibus Partnership
Festival Committee Bangor Drama Club
Abbeyfield Society
Associate Member Bangor Drama Club
Patron Bangor Amateur Operatic Society
Ulster Architectural Heritage Society
Member of Royal Ulster Yacht Club
Helen’s Bay Residents Association
Seahill Residents Association
Bangor West Residents Association
Carnalea Residents Association
Hon. Member –Royal Air Force Association
posted by Marion Smith at 1:55 AM
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