British politician (born 1959)
Alderman Stephen William Moutray (born 25 February 1959) is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician, serving as an Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Councillor for the Lurgan DEA since December 2018. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 2003 to 2016 .[1]
Moutray was also a Lurgan councillor on Craigavon Borough Council , from 2001 to 2014, where he served as Mayor from 2010 to 2011.
Career
Moutray was first elected to Craigavon Borough Council , in the 2001 local elections , representing the Lurgan District. He was a member of all the major committees and additionally served as vice-chairman of Environmental Health Committee.
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He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2003 election for Upper Bann.
Moutray stood down from the Assembly at the 2016 election .
He was later co-opted to the Lurgan District on Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council in December 2018, succeeding Phillip Moutray.
Moutray was subsequently re-elected to the council at the 2019 council election , as well as in 2023 .
Personal life
Moutray was educated at Lurgan Junior High School and Lurgan College . After which he worked in his family business and then in the postal service. He has been a member of the Democratic Unionist Party since 1979. Married with 3 children, he has keen interest in golf , walking and cycling .[3] He is an active member of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster .
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