Jim Rodgers (politician)

Jim Rodgers
Jim Rodgers
52nd Lord Mayor of Belfast
	In office; 2007–2008
Preceded by	Pat McCarthy
Succeeded by	Tom Hartley
Constituency	Belfast East
46th Lord Mayor of Belfast
	In office; 2001–2002
Preceded by	Sammy Wilson
Succeeded by	Alex Maskey
Personal details
Born	Belfast
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party

Jim Rodgers OBE is a politician from Northern Ireland who was previously the High Sheriff of Belfast, (succeeded by Incumbent Alderman Thomas Haire 16 January 2017) the judicial representative of the sovereign in Belfast. He is an elected Councillor and appointed Alderman at Belfast City Council.

Work

In 1973 he stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party in the election to the Northern Ireland Assembly.[1]

In 1996 he was elected to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum for East Belfast. Rodgers stood in the 1998, 2003 and 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly elections for East Belfast but was unsuccessful on each occasion. He is a councillor for Ormiston DEA on Belfast City Council and was elected as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 2001. Rodgers was again elected Lord Mayor in 2007, he had the backing of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) group on the council and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).[2]

Currently Rodgers is Chairman of Belfast Education and Library Board, Ex-Chairman of Belfast District Policing Partnership. He is also a member of the Sports Council and Northern Ireland Events Company. He is also a director of Glentoran FC.

At a DPP meeting in Short Strand Community centre on 15 June 2009 he claimed he had been attacked with eggs and stones by members of the IRSP.[3]

In 2010, dressed as a tomato, Ms Mallon who was taking part in the launch of a gourmet garden event in Botanic Gardens, when Mr Rodgers tried to leapfrog over her, causing back injury that resulted in a £24,000 payment.[4]

References

Northern Ireland elections
Profile, bbc.co.uk; accessed 20 October 2015.
Eggs and Stones thrown at Jim Rodgers, bbc.co.uk; accessed 20 October 2015.
"£24k paid to worker hurt by leapfrog Lord Mayor Jim Rodgers". Belfast Telegraph. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

External links

Assembly candidates – UUP website

Northern Ireland Forum
New forum	Member for East Belfast 1996–1998	Forum dissolved
Civic offices
Preceded by Margaret Crooks	Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast 1997–1998	Succeeded by Bob Stoker
Preceded by Sammy Wilson	Lord Mayor of Belfast 2001–02	Succeeded by Alex Maskey
Preceded by Pat McCarthy	Lord Mayor of Belfast 2007–08	Succeeded by Tom Hartley
Preceded by Gareth McKee	High Sheriff of Belfast 2016–2017	Succeeded by Tom Haire

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[1] Northern Ireland elections

[2] Profile, bbc.co.uk; accessed 20 October 2015.

[3] Eggs and Stones thrown at Jim Rodgers, bbc.co.uk; accessed 20 October 2015.

[4] "£24k paid to worker hurt by leapfrog Lord Mayor Jim Rodgers". Belfast Telegraph. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2018.