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Sam Foster: Funeral for ex-environment minister held in Enniskillen | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
The funeral of former Ulster Unionist minister Sam Foster has taken place. | |
A service was held at St Macartin's Cathedral in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, on Friday. | |
Mr Foster, who was 82, represented Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the Northern Ireland Assembly. | Mr Foster, who was 82, represented Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
A former chairman of Fermanagh District Council, Mr Foster also served as a major in the Ulster Defence Regiment. He served as environment minister at Stormont between 1999 and 2002. | |
He was part of the executive under former first minister David Trimble, who attended the funeral along with the Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt. | |
Mr Foster was related to the husband of Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster, who also attended the service. Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew was also present. | |
In 2002, Mr Foster received a CBE for political and public service. | |
A retired social worker, Mr Foster was a leading member of the Orange Order in Fermanagh. | A retired social worker, Mr Foster was a leading member of the Orange Order in Fermanagh. |
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