This article is about John White, the Ulster Unionist Party politician. See John White (loyalist)

John White (loyalist)

John White is a former leading loyalist in Northern Ireland. He was sometimes known by the nickname 'Coco'. White was a leading figure in the loyalist paramilitary Ulster Defence Association and, following a prison sentence for murder, entered politics as a central figure in the Ulster Democratic...

 for the unconnected Ulster Democratic Party politician. Both were elected to the Northern Ireland Forum

Northern Ireland Forum

The Northern Ireland Forum was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast Agreement in 1998....

Robert John White, known as John White, is an Ulster Unionist

Ulster Unionist Party

The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...

 politician in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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White was Mayor of Coleraine from 1977 to 1980, having been Deputy Mayor from 1973. He was elected to the council

Coleraine Borough Council

Coleraine Borough Council is a local council mainly in County Londonderry and partly in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Its headquarters are in the town of Coleraine. Small towns in the area include Garvagh, Portrush, Portstewart and Kilrea...

 at every election from 1973 to 1993.

In 1996 he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum

Northern Ireland Forum

The Northern Ireland Forum was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Belfast Agreement in 1998....

 for East Londonderry

East Londonderry (Assembly constituency)

East Londonderry is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996...

. He supported the Belfast Agreement

Belfast Agreement

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 in 1998. In 2006 he succeeded Lord Rogan as UUP President unopposed at the Party AGM.