Jim Shannon

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Richard James Shannon (born 25 March 1955) is a Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Strangford since 2010. He is the DUP's Spokesperson for Health and Human Rights. He had previously sat in the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998 to 2010 as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland (MLA) for Strangford. As the DUP’s Health and Human Rights spokesperson, Shannon is a highly active MP, frequently contributing to parliamentary debates, particularly adjournment debates, to support backbench colleagues. He chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Freedom of Religion or Belief, advocating for human rights, and has initiated bills on issues like defibrillator access and religious freedom. A vocal Brexit supporter, he has also faced scrutiny for high expense claims, notably £205,798 in 2015, prompting an investigation.

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