Jeremy Burchill (born 1952) is a former Northern Irish unionist politician and barrister. Background Burchill studied at Campbell College and Queen's University, Belfast, then became chair of the Ulster Young Unionist Council.The Times Guide to the House of Commons, May 1979, p.35 He contested the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention election in Belfast South in 1975, and was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party,South Belfast, 1973-1984 , Northern Ireland Elections becoming the youngest member of the convention.Richard Rose, Northern Ireland: time of choice, p.112 At the 1979 UK general election, he stood in North Antrim, taking second place, with 23.4% of the vote.North Antrim 1973-82 , Northern Ireland Elections
Burchill was elected to Belfast City Council, representing Area A, in 1981.The Local Government Elections 1973-1981: Belfast , Northern Ireland Elections He was also elected in the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election, taking a seat in Belfast East.East Belfast 1973-82, Northern Ireland Elections He stood in the equivalent seat at the 1983 UK general election, taking 24.8% of the vote.East Belfast, 1983-1992, Northern Ireland Elections
Outside politics, Burchill was a member of both the Northern Ireland and English Bar, but had more recently worked as a consultant to financial service companies.Jeremey Birchill , FMConsult
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