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[[Ian Paisley Junior]] is a Northern Ireland politician and the son of former Northern Ireland First Minister [[Ian Paisley]]. | [[Ian Paisley Junior]] is a Northern Ireland politician and the son of former Northern Ireland First Minister [[Ian Paisley]]. | ||
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| − | Ian Paisley Jr resigned from his post as a minister in the Northern Ireland Executive at Stormont in February 2008 | + | Ian Paisley Jr resigned from his post as a minister in the [[Northern Ireland Executive]] at Stormont in February 2008 after revelations that he was employed as a research assistant by his father and received a salary from the UK Parliament.<ref>David Gordon ‘[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/paisley-is-facing-commons-inquiry-13387087.html Paisley is facing Commons inquiry: First Minister's payments to son to be investigated]’ Belfast Telegraph, February 21, 2008</ref> In August 2008 the complaint which led to his resignation was dismissed.<ref>Chris Thornton, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/watchdog-clears-paisley-jr-after-jobs-complaint-13943460.html Watchdog clears Paisley Jr after jobs complaint], Belfast Telegraph, 15 August 2008.</ref> |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
| − | *Former member of the [[All-Party Parliamentary Group for European Reform]] | + | *Former member of the [[All-Party Parliamentary Group for European Reform]], which ceased to exist at the end of the 2010-15 UK parliament. |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Ian Paisley Junior is a Northern Ireland politician and the son of former Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley.
Lobbying scandal
Ian Paisley Jr resigned from his post as a minister in the Northern Ireland Executive at Stormont in February 2008 after revelations that he was employed as a research assistant by his father and received a salary from the UK Parliament.[1] In August 2008 the complaint which led to his resignation was dismissed.[2]
Affiliations
- Former member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for European Reform, which ceased to exist at the end of the 2010-15 UK parliament.
Notes
- ↑ David Gordon ‘Paisley is facing Commons inquiry: First Minister's payments to son to be investigated’ Belfast Telegraph, February 21, 2008
- ↑ Chris Thornton, Watchdog clears Paisley Jr after jobs complaint, Belfast Telegraph, 15 August 2008.
