Sylvia Hermon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sylvia Hermon
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 11, 1955(1955-08-11)
Age	69
Birthplace	Galbally, County Limerick
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Limerick
Horoscope	Leo

Sylvia Hermon Biography

Sylvia Hermon is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 11, 1955 in Galbally, County Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland. Sylvia Eileen, Lady Hermon (nee Paisley; born 11 August 1955) is a retired Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. She was an MP (MP) in the North Down constituency in North Down from 2001 to the year 2019.

Inside the UUP, Hermon was regarded as belonging to the more liberal and socially liberal wing of the party. Hermon was described by The Guardian in 2005 as liberal. She was elected as UUP campaigner for North Down constituency to contest the general election in 2001, and beat incumbent Robert McCartney of the UK Unionist Party by a whopping 7000 votes. During the campaign, she earned the backing by the local branch Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and they voted to withdraw the candidate they had chosen.

In 2009, Hermon announced her opposition to the Ulster Unionist link-up with the Conservative Party. She declared, in an unplanned announcement, during an interview in her constituency office,

On 23 February 2010, Hermon confirmed that she would not be seeking the nomination as a Conservative and Unionist candidate. In her parliamentary votes, she was closer to the Labour Party than the Conservative Party. On 6 May 2010, standing as an Independent unionist candidate, she was re-elected with a majority of over 14,000 votes ahead of the “Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force” candidate. She was re-elected in May 2015 and June 2017, both times as an Independent unionist, and the only independent MP elected in those Parliaments.

Hermon was the sole Ulster Unionist to be returned to Westminster in the general election, and she was a part of the debate over who will take over from David Trimble as party leader. Initially thought to be among the leading candidates, Hermon eventually declined the chance, claiming that she was unable to take on the responsibility to care for her husband who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Hermon instead, she backed the unsuccessful campaign for the position of Alan McFarland.

Sylvia Hermon Net Worth

Sylvia Hermon is one of the richest Politician from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sylvia Hermon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a lecturer in Law in The Queen’s University of Belfast at the same with David Trimble. She was not a politician until 1998 and was a part of in the Ulster Unionist Party, having been amazed by the role that the party played in negotiations for in the Good Friday Agreement.

Hermon was appointed chairperson of the North Down branch of the UUP in 2001. She held the position until 2003. In 2001, she was named UUP representative for Youth and Women’s Issues, Home Affairs and Trade and Industry. Hermon was later removed from responsibility for the Trade and Industry portfolio and assumed responsibility to Culture, Media and Sport in 2002. In addition to her role with the UUP, Hermon has also been involved in the police of pensioners’ rights and support campaigns.

On 6 November 2008, her husband Sir John Hermon died. Shortly afterward, her father also died.

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Although Hermon had previously been considered to be close to the Labour Party, she has said that she would not support the leader at the time, Jeremy Corbyn, in government. Hermon announced in November 2019 that she would not be standing as a candidate in the 2019 general election on 12 December. Her constituency position went to Stephen Farry of the Alliance Party.

Facts & Trivia

Sylvia Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Sylvia Hermon celebrates birthday on August 11 of every year.