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Sylvia Hermon (Sylvia Eileen Paisley) was born on 11 August, 1955 in Galbally, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, is a British politician (born 1955). Discover Sylvia Hermon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

Popular As Sylvia Eileen Paisley
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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 11 August 1955
Birthday 11 August
Birthplace Galbally, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Nationality Northern Irish

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1955

Sylvia Eileen, Lady Hermon (née Paisley; born 11 August 1955) is a retired Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.

1998

She did not enter politics until 1998, when she joined the Ulster Unionist Party, having been impressed by the role the party had played in negotiating the Good Friday Agreement.

2001

She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of North Down from 2001 to 2019.

She was chosen as UUP candidate for the North Down constituency to contest the 2001 general election, and defeated the incumbent Robert McCartney of the UK Unionist Party by over 7,000 votes.

During the election she gained the support of the local branch of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, who withdrew their own candidate.

Hermon became chair of the North Down branch of the UUP in 2001 and held this position until 2003.

In 2001 she was also appointed UUP spokesperson for Youth and Women's Issues, Home Affairs and Trade and Industry.

2002

She subsequently lost the Trade and Industry portfolio and took responsibility for Culture, Media and Sport in 2002.

Outside of the UUP, Hermon has also been involved in policing support and pensioners' rights campaigns.

2003

In 2003, she voted in favour of the Iraq War.

2005

Within the UUP, Hermon was regarded as being on the more socially liberal wing of the party, being characterised in The Guardian in 2005 as a 'liberal'.

Hermon was the only Ulster Unionist to be returned to Westminster in the 2005 general election and as a result figured in consideration for who would succeed David Trimble as party leader.

Initially considered to be amongst the frontrunners, Hermon eventually declined the opportunity, feeling that she could not combine it with her responsibility of caring for her husband, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and instead supported the unsuccessful bid of Alan McFarland.

2008

On 6 November 2008, her husband Sir John Hermon died.

Shortly afterward, her father also died.

She is a long-standing supporter of the Alzheimer's Research Trust and helped launch its Northern Ireland network centre.

2009

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, "At the present time, I can't see myself standing under a Conservative banner ... If my party chooses to move to call themselves by a different name, I'm terribly sorry and terribly disappointed by that but I remain an Ulster Unionist. That was certainly my mandate and I've loved serving the people of North Down. They have stood by me through the most difficult of times and if they choose and wish me to serve them I would do my very best to do that."

2010

She was first elected for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), but left the party in 2010, sitting as an Independent unionist for the rest of her time as Member of Parliament.

She is the widow of Sir Jack Hermon, who served as Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

She was the only independent MP elected at the 2010 general election, 2015 general election and 2017 general election.

On 25 March 2010, Lady Hermon announced her resignation from the Ulster Unionist Party, and had served since then as an Independent MP.

Her decision was triggered by the Ulster Unionist alliance with the Conservative Party.

She successfully retained her seat in the 2010 election with a large gain in her share of the vote, increasing her majority, retaining the seat again in the 2015 election.

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.

2015

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.

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.

2016

Hermon campaigned for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union during the 2016 referendum on Brexit.

2017

She also retained her seat in 2017 with a reduced 41% of the vote.

Given that Sinn Féin, who also supported a Remain vote, abstain from taking up their seats in the House of Commons, and the DUP supported a Leave vote, Hermon was the only MP representing Northern Ireland in the 2017 Parliament who supported Remain.

Hermon described the potential for a "no-deal" Brexit as a "threat to UK stability" and said that it could lead to a hard border, which could, combined with changing demographics in Northern Ireland, lead to a border poll on a united Ireland, which could lead to Northern Ireland uniting with the Republic of Ireland.

2019

She announced her decision not to contest her seat at the December 2019 general election in November 2019.

Born Sylvia Eileen Paisley, a Presbyterian in the mainly Republican area of Galbally, County Tyrone, her father was Robert Paisley, a farmer, and she had three sisters.

Hermon's mother accidentally drowned when Hermon was four.

She went to Dungannon High School before studying Law at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

She lectured in Law at the Queen's University of Belfast at the same time as David Trimble.

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.