Preceded by New creation Name David Hilditch Website Hilditich DUP | Religion Protestant Nationality British Party Democratic Unionist Party | |
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Born 11 December 1963 (age 60)
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland ( 1963-12-11 ) Political party Democratic Unionist Party Role Minister of Legislative Assembly | ||
David Hilditch (born 11 December 1963) is a Northern Irish politician for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). He was an MLA for East Antrim.
Hilditch was born in 1963 in Carrickfergus. He previously worked in the construction industry and for Royal Mail between 1987 and 1998. In February 1997 he was awarded the RUC Bravery Award following a post office robbery. He was first elected to Carrickfergus Borough Council in 1991. He was elected as deputy mayor in 1995 and elected to mayor in 1997 and also served as mayor from 2004–08.
He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Antrim in 1998 and again in both 2003 and 2007. He was one of the top questioners in the 1998–2003 Assembly, serving on the Employment and Learning Committee and Culture Arts and Leisure Committee. He is curruently the vice-chair of the Social Development Committee, and he is a member of the Standards and Privileges Committee and the Employment and Learning Committee and is also currently secretary of Carrick Rangers Football club. At the 2017 Stormont elections, he was re-elected on the first count.
Hilditch is a member of the Apprentice Boys.