John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney
The Lord Kilclooney | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party | |
| In office 1995–2001 | |
| Leader | David Trimble |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2001 Life peerage | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Strangford | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 7 March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Michelle McIlveen |
| Member of Parliament for Strangford | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 14 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Iris Robinson |
| Northern Ireland Forum Member for Strangford | |
| In office 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998 | |
| Preceded by | New forum |
| Succeeded by | Forum dissolved |
| Member of Castlereagh Borough Council | |
| In office 17 May 1989 – 19 May 1993 | |
| Preceded by | John Glass |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Constituency | Castlereagh South |
| Member of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 10 June 1979 – 15 June 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Jim Nicholson |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for North Down | |
| In office 20 October 1982 – 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Assembly re-established |
| Succeeded by | Assembly dissolved |
| In office 28 June 1973 – 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Assembly established |
| Succeeded by | Assembly abolished |
| Member of the Constitutional Convention for North Down | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Preceded by | New convention |
| Succeeded by | Convention dissolved |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for South Tyrone | |
| In office 25 November 1965 – 30 March 1972 | |
| Preceded by | William Frederick McCoy |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John David Taylor 24 December 1937 Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Crossbench (2001 – present) Ulster Unionist Party (Pre 2007) |
| Spouse | Mary Todd (d. 2023) |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI) (born 24 December 1937), is a Northern Irish unionist politician who was deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1995 to 2001, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Strangford from 1983 to 2001. Lord Kilclooney has sat as a crossbench life peer in the House of Lords since 2001. He was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Strangford from 1998 to 2007.
Kilclooney also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Northern Ireland from 1979 to 1989.