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Alex Easton MLA
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Alex Easton is an MLA for North Down. In July 2021, he quit the DUP, a party he had been a member of for 21 years just hours after the ratification of current party leader Jeffrey Donaldson MP, and has announced his intention to run in May’s Assembly election as an independent.
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Outline your background / career to date
Groomsport and before joining politics I formerly worked for the health service.
I am 52 years old, married with one daughter and two grandchildren. I am a Ballymagee resident and attended Kilmaine Primary School and Gransha Boys High School. I worship at Ballyholme Church of Ireland and I am a member of the Orange Order. I am a former councillor for Ballyholme and
What inspired you to get into politics?
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I became involved in politics because of the Belfast Agreement. I was very much opposed to prisoner releases and the RUC being dismantled. I also felt people, especially working-class communities,
