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'''Ian James Parsley''' (born 3 May 1977) is a businessman and former, part-time politician from [[Northern Ireland]]. He was the [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance Party]] candidate at the [[European Parliament election, 2009 (United Kingdom)#Northern Ireland|2009 European elections]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Devenport|first=Mark|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8040390.stm|title=Profile: Ian Parsley|publisher=BBC News|date=12 May 2009|accessdate=29 March 2012}}</ref> and served as Deputy Mayor of [[North Down Borough Council|North Down]].
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'''Ian James Parsley''' (born 3 May 1977) is a businessman and former, part-time politician from [[Northern Ireland]]. He was the [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance Party]] candidate at the [[European Parliament election, 2009 (United Kingdom)#Northern Ireland|2009 European elections]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Devenport |first=Mark |date=12 May 2009 |title=Profile: Ian Parsley |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8040390.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=29 March 2012}}</ref> and served as Deputy Mayor of [[North Down Borough Council|North Down]].
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He attracted considerable criticism and caused much controversy by switching to the [[Ulster Conservatives and Unionists|Conservatives and Unionists]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8250505.stm|title=Parsley leaves the Alliance Party|publisher=BBC News|date=11 September 2009|accessdate=29 March 2012}}</ref> as a parliamentary candidate for [[North Down (UK Parliament constituency)|North Down]] in the [[United Kingdom General Election 2010|2010 General Election]], but later that same year he left the [[Conservatives in Northern Ireland|Conservative Party]] having completed a year-long project with the [[Centre for Social Justice]] and subsequently rejoined the [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance Party]].

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He attracted considerable criticism and caused much controversy by endorsing the [[Ulster Conservatives and Unionists|Conservatives and Unionists]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Parsley leaves the Alliance Party |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8250505.stm |website=BBC News |date=11 September 2009 |access-date=29 March 2012}}</ref> link-up in 2009, but subsequently rejoined the [[Alliance Party of Northern Ireland|Alliance Party]] in 2011. He is an outspoken opponent of [[Brexit]].


==Background==
==Background==
Parsley was born in Yorkshire and educated at [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors' School]] and [[University of Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle University]], graduating in Modern Languages. {{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}
Although of Northern Irish heritage on his mother's side, Parsley was born in Yorkshire and educated at [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors' School]] and [[University of Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle University]], graduating in Modern Languages.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}


Parsley currently works in public relations, as a media commentator on languages, welfare reform and football, and is a Director of [[Northern Ireland Screen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/sections/52/board.aspx|title=Board Members|publisher=Northern Ireland Screen|accessdate=29 March 2012}}</ref> He is also Chair of the [[European Movement]] in Northern Ireland.
Parsley currently works in public relations and research. He was a Director of [[Northern Ireland Screen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Board Members |url=http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/sections/52/board.aspx |website=Northern Ireland Screen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518154615/http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/sections/52/board.aspx |archive-date=18 May 2011 |access-date=29 March 2012}}</ref> He was also Chair of the [[European Movement]] in Northern Ireland.


==Other==
==Other activities==
Parsley is a writer in and about [[Ulster Scots dialects|Ulster Scots]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ulsterscots/library/ian-james-parsleys-ulster-scots-website|title=Ian James Parsley's Ulster-Scots website|publisher=BBC|date=20 March 2002|accessdate=29 March 2012}}</ref> and, despite having run against her at the [[United Kingdom General Election 2010|2010 General Election]], he has campaigned alongside [[Sylvia Hermon|Lady Hermon]] on support for people with [[dementia]] and their carers. <ref>http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/latest/parsley-quits-politics-1-2542362</ref>
Parsley was a writer in and about [[Ulster Scots dialects|Ulster Scots]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian James Parsley's Ulster-Scots website |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ulsterscots/library/ian-james-parsleys-ulster-scots-website |website=BBC NI |date=20 March 2002 |access-date=29 March 2012 |archive-date=19 April 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419203216/http://www.bbc.co.uk/ulsterscots/library/ian-james-parsleys-ulster-scots-website |url-status=dead}}</ref> and, despite having run against her at the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 UK general election]], he has campaigned alongside [[Sylvia Hermon]] on support for people with [[dementia]] and their carers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Parsley quits politics |url=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/latest/parsley-quits-politics-1-2542362 |work=News Letter |publisher=JPI Media |date=29 March 2011 |archive-date=1 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201181634/http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/latest/parsley-quits-politics-1-2542362 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 January 2014}}</ref>


==Personal life==
He has been married to South Belfast Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw since 2010.
Parsley has been married to Alliance MLA for [[Belfast South (Assembly constituency)|Belfast South]] [[Paula Bradshaw]] since 2011. He is an avid Arsenal FC fan and an expert on Western European languages, a subject about which he often writes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ancient Romans couldn't read… and what that means for language |url=https://ianjamesparsley.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/ancient-romans-couldnt-read-and-what-that-means-for-language/ |date=30 January 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* {{cite news |title=Hermon no garnish for Ian Parsley |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0415/1224268371604.html |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=4 April 2010 |access-date=29 March 2012}} {{subscription required}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/alliance-star-jumps-ship-to-join-the-tories-14488985.html|title=Alliance star jumps ship to join the Tories|publisher=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk ''Belfast Telegraph'']|date=12 September 2009|accessdate=29 March 2012}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0415/1224268371604.html|title=Hermon no garnish for Ian Parsley|publisher=[http://www.irishtimes.com ''The Irish Times'']|date=4 April 2010|accessdate=29 March 2012}} {{paywall}}
* {{cite news|title=Ian Parsley leaves the Tories |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ian-parsley-leaves-the-tories-15010230.html |work=Belfast Telegraph |publisher=Independent News & Media |date=22 November 2010 |access-date=29 March 2012}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/local/tories-threaten-to-go-it-alone-in-assembly-poll-1-1848368|title=Tories threaten to go it alone in assembly poll|publisher=[http://www.newsletter.co.uk ''Belfast Newsletter'']|date=10 June 2010|accessdate=29 March 2012}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ian-parsley-leaves-the-tories-15010230.html|title=Ian Parsley leaves the Tories|publisher=[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk ''Belfast Telegraph'']|date=22 November 2010|accessdate=29 March 2012}}


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Latest revision as of 14:58, 3 June 2024

Not to be confused with Ian Paisley.

Ian Parsley
Born (1977-05-03) 3 May 1977 (age 47)
Yorkshire, England
EducationMerchant Taylors' School
Alma materNewcastle University
Political partyAlliance
Other political
affiliations		Ulster Conservatives and Unionists
(2009-2010)
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children2
Websitehttps://ianjamesparsley.wordpress.com/

Ian James Parsley (born 3 May 1977) is a businessman and former, part-time politician from Northern Ireland. He was the Alliance Party candidate at the 2009 European elections,[1] and served as Deputy Mayor of North Down.

He attracted considerable criticism and caused much controversy by endorsing the Conservatives and Unionists[2] link-up in 2009, but subsequently rejoined the Alliance Party in 2011. He is an outspoken opponent of Brexit.

Background

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Although of Northern Irish heritage on his mother's side, Parsley was born in Yorkshire and educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Newcastle University, graduating in Modern Languages.[citation needed]

Parsley currently works in public relations and research. He was a Director of Northern Ireland Screen.[3] He was also Chair of the European Movement in Northern Ireland.

Other activities

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Parsley was a writer in and about Ulster Scots[4] and, despite having run against her at the 2010 UK general election, he has campaigned alongside Sylvia Hermon on support for people with dementia and their carers.[5]

Personal life

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Parsley has been married to Alliance MLA for Belfast South Paula Bradshaw since 2011. He is an avid Arsenal FC fan and an expert on Western European languages, a subject about which he often writes.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Devenport, Mark (12 May 2009). "Profile: Ian Parsley". BBC News. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Parsley leaves the Alliance Party". BBC News. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Board Members". Northern Ireland Screen. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Ian James Parsley's Ulster-Scots website". BBC NI. 20 March 2002. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Parsley quits politics". News Letter. JPI Media. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Ancient Romans couldn't read… and what that means for language". 30 January 2015.

Further reading

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