Eileen Paisley, Baroness Paisley of St. George's (neé Cassells) is a Northern Irish Unionist politician, a vice-president of the Democratic Unionist Party, and the wife of Ian Paisley, Leader of the DUP. Dieu et mon droit (motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Main language English Other recognised languages Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked 4th... The word Unionist, simply meaning one espousing a union, has a number of connotations, depending on context: Unionists are people in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales who were historically in favour of uniting their nations into a United Kingdom, or who in modern times wish their nations to remain part... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... The Democratic Unionist Party is a right wing unionist party in Northern Ireland led by Ian Paisley. ... The Reverend and Right Honourable Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, MP, MLA (born 6 April 1926), also known as Dr. Ian Paisley, is a senior politician and church leader from Northern Ireland. ...

It was announced on 11 April 2006 that she would be one of the first three members of the DUP to be created a life peer, giving the party its first representation in the House of Lords. It has been reported that she will take the title "Baroness Paisley of St George's", after the ward that she represented on Belfast City Council. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...

Eileen Cassells married Ian Richard Kyle Paisley on 13 October 1956. They have five children, twin sons, Kyle and Ian (the former a church minister, the latter a DUP assemblyman), a daughter Rhonda (a graduate of Bob Jones University, who served as a member of Belfast City Council but has long since left politics), and two further daughters. October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fraternal twin boys in the tub Twin births occur in most species. ... Ian Paisley, Jr (born 1966 in Belfast), Ireland. ... Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private, unaccredited, non-denominational, Christian Protestant Fundamentalist, liberal arts university located in Greenville, South Carolina. ... Belfast City Council is the largest local council serving the largest city in Northern Ireland which has a population of 277,391. ...

Eileen Paisley was elected as a councillor in Belfast in 1967 for the Protestant Unionist Party, the forerunner to the DUP, three years before her husband was elected to Stormont and Westminster. The Protestant Unionist Party (PUP) were a political party operating in Northern Ireland from 1966 to 1971. ... The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which existed from June 7, 1921 to March 30, 1972, when it was suspended. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on June 18, 1970, and resulted in a surprise loss of power for Labour under Harold Wilson, who was replaced as Prime Minister by the Conservative leader, Edward Heath. ...

She was also elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1973 and the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention in 1975, representing Belfast East both times. The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly is a six flowered linen or flax plant, chosen for the plants historical economic importance to the region. ... The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention was an elected body set up in 1975 by the Labour government of Harold Wilson as an attempt to deal with constitutional issues surrounding the status of Northern Ireland. ... Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

External links

• Trimble and Eileen Paisley are elevated to the Lords, Belfast Telegraph, 11 April 2006
• Eileen Paisley, Trimble new peers, BBC News, 11 April 2006