Fred Cobain

Fred Cobain
Belfast City Councillor
Assumed office
2 May 2019
Preceded byLydia Patterson
ConstituencyCastle
In office
5 May 2005  27 August 2010
Preceded byBilly Hutchinson
Succeeded byFred Rodgers
ConstituencyOldpark
In office
15 May 1985  7 June 2001
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byElaine McMillen
ConstituencyCourt
Carrickfergus Borough Councillor
In office
30 December 2013  22 May 2014
Preceded byDavid Hilditch
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyCarrick Castle
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Belfast North
In office
25 June 1998  2011
Preceded byNew Creation
Succeeded byPaula Bradley
Personal details
Born (1946-04-30) 30 April 1946
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party (since 2013)
Other political
affiliations
Ulster Unionist Party (until 2013)
SpouseSandra Cobain
Websitehttp://www.fredcobain.com

Fred Cobain, MBE (born 30 April 1946) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician from Northern Ireland, serving as a Belfast City Councillor for the Castle DEA since 2019 . He was previously an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast North from 1998 until 2011.