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Robert Coulter

Robert CoulterPolitical Career:

Life-long member and supporter of the UUP
Elected Councillor in local government in the Borough of Ballymena (1985)
Mayor of Ballymena (1993 - 1996)
Appointed Alderman of the Borough of Ballymena (1996)
Elected to represent the constituency of North Antrim in the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue (1996 - 1998)
Chief Whip of the UUP
Member of The Northern Ireland Assembly (1998 - present)
Member of the Assembly Health Committee
UUP Assembly Group spokesman on Health
Former member of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland, the Association of Local Authorities in Northern Ireland, the Court of the University of Ulster, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the European Parliament, and UK representative on the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities Working Group on Crime and Insecurity in the Urban Situation in Europe
Member of the Local Government Staff Commission
Trustee of the Ballymena Citizens Advice Bureau

Special Interests:
Rev. Dr. Coulter is a member of the Vintage Motor Cycle club and the Orange and Black institutions. He is interested in health, agriculture, the environment and he enjoys reading, gardening and motorcycling.

Next step for Causeway project

Robert CoulterUlster Unionist MLA for North Antrim, Rev Dr Robert Coulter, has expressed his delight that the new Giant's Causeway visitors' centre is to go ahead "at long last".

"I am just delighted that the Giant's Causeway is to receive a long-awaited overhaul, which will only serve to enhance its world class reputation.

"It is a terrible shame that this development has been delayed for so long, when it is one of Northern Ireland's premier tourist attractions. However, at long last we are to see progress made, and that is something to be welcomed.

"I commend that National Trust on its plans to protect the 3km stretch of coastline. The Causeway is a precious gift that we must protect - that has to be our priority.

"I look forward to the completion of this innovative, forward-thinking project, which will serve to educate as well as to preserve."

Parliament Buildings
Belfast, BT4 3XX

Tel: 028 2565 7798
Email: robert.coulter@niassembly.gov.uk

News - Robert Coulter
  • Council plan collapse
    30/06/2010

    Ulster Unionist MLA Robert Coulter has publicly questioned the Executive Minister for Regional Development Conor Murphy about the financial implications ';now that local government re-organisation has collapsed.

  • Fundraising dinner in North Antrim
    30/06/2010

    Ulster Unionist Mike Nesbitt was the special guest at a well-attended party fund-raising dinner in Carnlea Community Orange Hall, near Glarryford.

  • Delight at Broughshane Best Kept award
    24/06/2010

    Ulster Unionist MLA Robert Coulter has expressed his delight following the news that Broughshane has scooped the title of ' Ireland 's Best Kept Small Town '.

  • Jobs and benefits boost for Ballymena
    17/06/2010

    Ulster Unionist North Antrim MLA Rev Dr Robert Coulter MBE has welcomed a new jobs and benefits office to Ballymena, describing it as ';a vital service in a particularly challenging time';.

  • An obsession with youth
    22/03/2010

    Rev Dr Robert Coulter MLA has hit out at what he calls the obsession with youth in this country which discounts the continuing role older people have to play in society.

  • Coulter urges boost for silver surfers
    20/02/2010

    Rev Dr Robert Coulter, has called on Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Nelson McCausland to fund initiatives which will encourage the elderly to develop their computer skills.

  • Sympathy at death of former deputy Mayor
    17/02/2010

    Two leading North Antrim Ulster Unionists, Mr Robin Swann and Rev Dr Robert Coulter MLA, have paid tribute to ';the gentle giant of Ballymena Unionism';, the late Des Armstrong who was a former UUP Deputy Mayor of the Borough.

  • Building a greener future for Ballymena
    09/02/2010

    Ulster Unionist North Antrim MLA, Rev Dr Robert Coulter, and UUP consumer affairs spokesperson, Robin Swann, have welcomed the provision of grants worth up to £500,000 for a low carbon project in Ballymena.

  • Coulter praises CPA role
    08/02/2010

    Rev Dr Robert Coulter, the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly member for North Antrim and UUP Stormont Commissioner, had said the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association represents a ';model example'; of how many nations with varied cultures can work together for the benefit of all their peoples.

  • Call for higher Ulster profile in Europe
    08/02/2010

    Rev Dr Robert Coulter, the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly member for North Antrim and UUP Stormont Commissioner, has called for Ulster's profile to be raised in Europe.