Simon Hamilton
Overview
 
Simon Hamilton MLA is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. He was elected in 2007 to the Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Assembly
The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of areas that are not explicitly reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and to appoint the Northern Ireland Executive...

 as a Democratic Unionist Party
Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the...

 (DUP) member for Strangford
Strangford (Assembly constituency)
Strangford 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...

.

Hamilton was educated at Regent House School and Queen's University, Belfast holding degrees in history/politics and law. He served as Chairman of the Queen's Unionist Association and as a member of Queen's University Senate.

He began his career as an auditor with an accountancy firm in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

 and was employed as the DUP's Press Officer from 2003 until his election to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007.

He was elected to Ards Borough Council in 2005 but did not stand at the 2011 Election.

Hamilton is Secretary of Strangford DUP Association and Vice-Chairman of Newtownards DUP Branch.
Quotations

Well, their poster child doesn't know it yet, but she's into me.

I guess I'll see you around...'same bat time' or whatever.

[to Janet] Remember when you got drunk and nearly got the chancellor of Bulgaria killed? I covered for you!

[to Lucy] I'm here because I feel more like me when I'm with you, than I do when I'm with me.

I think love should be irresistible, like a drug, you know? I think when it happens you should just not be able to help yourself. I just - I wanted... more. Dominique: You're not as boring as I thought. But you're not as bright, either.

Mr Phipps: You are a perfect liar.

Scud: Knock 'em dead... but not really.

Janet: Have you seen my gun?

They're crime-fighting hotties with killer bodies.

 
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