Stephen Moutray
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Upper Bann
In office
26 November 2003 – 30 March 2016
Preceded byDenis Watson
Succeeded byCarla Lockhart
Personal details
Born (1959-02-25) 25 February 1959
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party
SpouseMyrtle
Children3
Residence(s)Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
WebsiteDUP

Alderman Stephen William Moutray (born 25 February 1959) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as an Armagah, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Councillor for the Lurgan DEA since 2019. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 2003 to 2016.[1] Moutray was also a Lurgan councillor on Craigavon Borough Council, from 2001 to 2014, where he served as Mayor from 2010 to 2011.

Career

Moutray was first elected to Craigavon Borough Council, in the 2001 local elections, representing the Lurgan District. He was a member of all the major committees and additionally served as vice-chairman of Environmental Health Committee. [2]

He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2003 election for Upper Bann.

Moutray stood down from the Assembly at the 2016 Assembly election, and was later elected to Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council at the 2019 local elections, again representing the Lurgan District.

Personal life

Moutray was educated at Lurgan Junior High School and Lurgan College. After which he worked in his family business and then in the postal service. He has been a member of the Democratic Unionist Party since 1979. Married with 3 children, he has keen interest in golf, walking and cycling.[3] He is an active member of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster.

References

  1. ↑ "The Northern Ireland Assembly -". www.niassembly.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Committees". www.craigavon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 May 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) – Northern Ireland". Dup.org.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2017.


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