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- Sam_Foster_(politician) abstract "Major Samuel (Sam) Foster CBE (born 7 December 1931) is a former Ulster Unionist Party politician who served in the Northern Ireland Executive.Foster was educated at Enniskillen Technical College and the Ulster Polytechnic, and was by profession a Social Worker. He was a Special Constable in the Ulster Special Constabulary for 21 years and was an Officer with the rank of Major in the Ulster Defence Regiment until his election to Fermanagh District Council in 1981. He retired from the Council in 2001 having been Chairman in 1995-1997. He was highly commended for his efforts to rescue victims of the 1987 Remembrance Day bombing, of which he was nearly a victim himself.He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue in 1996 for Fermanagh & South Tyrone and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998. In 1999 he was appointed Environment Minister by the David Trimble, reportedly as a reward not only to Foster for his long service, but to Fermanagh UUP for their support of Trimble, however was forced to resign in 2002 with the advancement of Parkinson’s Disease. He was replaced by Dermot Nesbitt.Having been a member of the Northern Ireland Police Authority from 1982-85 he was appointed to the Northern Ireland Policing Board in 1999 on which he remained until it was reconstituted in 2006. He stood down from the Assembly at the 2003 elections.He is married with three children and is a lifelong member of the Loyal Orders. A nephew of Foster's is married to current DUP Environment Minister, Arlene Foster".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) activeYearsEndDate "2002-02-20".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) activeYearsEndDate "2003-11-26".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) activeYearsStartDate "1998-06-25".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) activeYearsStartDate "1999-11-29".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) birthDate "1931-12-07".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) birthPlace Lisnaskea.
- Sam_Foster_(politician) birthPlace Northern_Ireland.
- Sam_Foster_(politician) birthYear "1931".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) office "Northern Ireland".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) orderInOffice "Minister of the Environment".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) party Ulster_Unionist_Party.
- Sam_Foster_(politician) region Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_(Assembly_constituency).
- Sam_Foster_(politician) religion Protestantism.
- Sam_Foster_(politician) successor Dermot_Nesbitt.
- Sam_Foster_(politician) successor Tom_Elliott.
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- Sam_Foster_(politician) birthDate "1931-12-07".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) birthPlace Lisnaskea.
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- Sam_Foster_(politician) children "3".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) constituencyAm Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_(Assembly_constituency).
- Sam_Foster_(politician) dateOfBirth "1931-12-07".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) name "Foster, Sam".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) name "Sam Foster, CBE".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) office "Minister of the Environment".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) party Ulster_Unionist_Party.
- Sam_Foster_(politician) placeOfBirth Lisnaskea.
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- Sam_Foster_(politician) religion Protestantism.
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- Sam_Foster_(politician) successor Dermot_Nesbitt.
- Sam_Foster_(politician) successor Tom_Elliott.
- Sam_Foster_(politician) termEnd "2002-02-20".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) termEnd "2003-11-26".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) termStart "1998-06-25".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) termStart "1999-11-29".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) title Environment_minister.
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- Sam_Foster_(politician) years "1998".
- Sam_Foster_(politician) years "1999".
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- Sam_Foster_(politician) subject Category:Ulster_Defence_Regiment_officers.
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- Sam_Foster_(politician) comment "Major Samuel (Sam) Foster CBE (born 7 December 1931) is a former Ulster Unionist Party politician who served in the Northern Ireland Executive.Foster was educated at Enniskillen Technical College and the Ulster Polytechnic, and was by profession a Social Worker. He was a Special Constable in the Ulster Special Constabulary for 21 years and was an Officer with the rank of Major in the Ulster Defence Regiment until his election to Fermanagh District Council in 1981.".
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