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Alderman Samuel Gardiner MBE JP (24 March 1940 – 8 November 2022) was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 2003 to 2016.

Sam Gardiner
Father of the Northern Ireland Assembly
In office
5 May 2011 – 5 May 2016
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Upper Bann
In office
26 November 2003 – 30 March 2016
Preceded byGeorge Savage
Succeeded byDoug Beattie
Mayor of
Craigavon
In office
2001–2002
Preceded byFred Crowe
Succeeded byJonathan Bell
In office
1988–1989
Preceded bySydney Cairns
Succeeded byJames McCammick
In office
1982–1983
Preceded byMary Simpson
Succeeded byJames Gillespie
Member of
Craigavon Borough Council
In office
21 May 1997 – 5 May 2011
Preceded byAudrey Savage
Succeeded byJo-Anne Dobson
ConstituencyLurgan
In office
15 May 1985 – 17 May 1989
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byAudrey Savage
ConstituencyLurgan
In office
20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985
Preceded byJames Baird
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyCraigavon Area D
Ulster Unionist Whip in the Northern Ireland Forum
In office
1996–1998
LeaderDavid Trimble
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Northern Ireland Forum Member
for Upper Bann
In office
30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Preceded byNew forum
Succeeded byForum dissolved
Mayor of Lurgan
In office
1968–1969
Member of
Lurgan Borough Council
In office
1963–1973
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
Personal details
Born(1940-03-24)24 March 1940
Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Died8 November 2022(2022-11-08) (aged 82)
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
SpouseElizabeth Gardiner
ChildrenClive
Keith
Residence(s)Lurgan, County Armagh
WebsiteGardiner UUP

Background

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Gardiner was elected to Lurgan Borough Council (now Craigavon Borough Council) in 1963 and held office of mayor in that borough in 1968.[1] He was mayor of Craigavon 1982/3, 1988/9 and 2000/1.

Gardiner was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum and was party whip in the same in 1996–1998.[2]

Gardiner was elected to the Assembly in 2003. He served on the Environmental, Leisure Services and Public Services Liaison Committees and was the UUP spokesperson on environment. As the oldest Northern Ireland Assembly member, Gardiner also served as Father of the House, a role which includes presiding over the election of a new Speaker of the Assembly.[3]

Gardiner was a High Sheriff for County Armagh and was appointed a justice of the peace. He was also a member of the Orange Order, Deputy Sovereign Grand Master of the Royal Black Institution and former chairman of Glenavon F.C..

Gardiner died on 8 November 2022, at the age of 82.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Biography – Sam Gardiner". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Biography – Sam Gardiner". 5 May 2007. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "The ITV Hub – The home of ITV". U.tv. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ McKenna, Michael (8 November 2022). "Former Craigavon Mayor and Upper Bann MLA Sammy Gardiner passes away". Armagh i. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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Civic offices
Unknown Mayor of Lurgan
1968–1969
Unknown
Preceded by Mayor of Craigavon
1982–1983
Succeeded by
James Gillespie
Preceded by
Sydney Cairns
Mayor of Craigavon
1988–1989
Succeeded by
James McCammick
Preceded by
Fred Crowe
Mayor of Craigavon
2001–2002
Succeeded by
Northern Ireland Forum
New forum Member for Upper Bann
1996–1998
Forum dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Upper Bann
2003–2016
Succeeded by