St Clair McAlister

St Clair McAlister is a former Unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

McAlister was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996 as a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) representative for North Down. He failed to be elected to Ards Borough Council in 1997, and lost his seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election.

McAlister was later appointed as the DUP's Director of Communications, then wrote a weekly opinion column for the Belfast Newsletter. An architect by profession, McAlister has since retired from politics entirely, returning to business and private pursuits.