John Dobson (Northern Ireland politician)

John Dobson (7 May 1929 - 12 September 2009^[1]) was a former solicitor and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

Born in Lurgan, Dobson studied at Lurgan College and Trinity College Dublin. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party and was elected to Banbridge Urban District Council in 1961, serving until 1967. In 1965, he was elected to the Northern Ireland House of Commons, representing West Down. From 1968 he served as chairman of the backbench grouping, the 66 Committee, standing down the following year, when he was appointed Minister and Leader of the House of Commons, a post he held until 1971.^[2]

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Parliament of Northern Ireland
Preceded by David John Little	Member of Parliament for West Down 1965–1973	Parliament abolished
Party political offices
Preceded by Dinah McNabb	Chairman of the 66 Committee 1968–1969	Succeeded by Joseph Burns
Preceded by Roy Bradford	Ulster Unionist Chief Whip 1969–1971	Succeeded by John Brooke
Political offices
Preceded by James Chichester-Clark	Minister and Leader of the House of Commons 1969–1971	Succeeded by Nat Minford

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