Jim Rodgers (politician)

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
Religion	Methodist[1]

Jim Rodgers OBE is a politician from Northern Ireland who is currently the High Sheriff of Belfast, the judicial representative of the sovereign in Belfast. He is an elected Councillor and appointed Alderman at Belfast City Council.

Work

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 Victoria 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]

References

1. "Backlash to Methodist Covenant apology", newsletter.co.uk; accessed 20 October 2015.
2. Profile, bbc.co.uk; accessed 20 October 2015.
3. Eggs and Stones thrown at Jim Rodgers, bbc.co.uk; accessed 20 October 2015.

External links

• Assembly candidates - UUP website