Ivan Neill
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The Right Honourable Ivan Neill MP KBE PC |
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| Speaker of the House of Commons | |
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In office 1969–1972 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Brian Faulkner |
| Preceded by | Norman Stronge |
| Succeeded by | Parliament prorogued |
| Minister for Development | |
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In office 19 December 1968 – 3 March 1969 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Terence O'Neill |
| Preceded by | William Fitzsimmons |
| Succeeded by | William Long |
| Leader of the House of Commons | |
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In office 1964–1965 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Terence O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Brian Faulkner |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 22 July 1964 – 2 April 1965 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Terence O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Jack Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Kirk |
| Minister of Education | |
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In office 12 March 1962 – 22 July 1964 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Basil Brooke |
| Preceded by | William May |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Kirk |
| Minister of Labour | |
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In office 12 January 1950 – 12 March 1962 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Basil Brooke |
| Preceded by | Harry Midgley |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Kirk |
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Member of Parliament for Ballynafeigh |
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In office 1949–1972 |
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| Preceded by | Frederick Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Parliament prorogued |
| Majority | 3,848 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1906 Belfast, Ireland |
| Died | 7 November 2001 (aged 95) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist, Army officer |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
Sir Ivan Neill, KBE, PC (1 July 1906 — 7 November 2001) was a British Army officer and Unionist politician from Northern Ireland.
Born in Belfast, Ireland, Neill studied at Ravenscroft National School and Shaftesbury Tutorial College before receiving a BSc in Economics from Queen's University, Belfast. He ran a firm of building contractors in east Belfast before joining the Royal Engineers as an officer in 1939. He served with the military until 1946, by which time he held the rank of major.
In 1946, Neill was elected to Belfast Corporation as an Ulster Unionist Party member, and two years later, he became an alderman, serving until 1950. At the Northern Ireland general election, 1949, he was elected for Belfast Ballynafeigh. In January 1950, he was made Minister of Labour, and was appointed to the Privy Council of Northern Ireland. In this post, he sometimes spoke against his Government's policy - for example, against the 1956 Rent Bill which permitted landlords to increase rents in order to improve properties, while in 1958 he was rebuked for making a critical speech on economic policy.
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