David Wilson Boyd Burnside was born on 24 August 1951 and is an Ulster Unionist Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for South Antrim from 2001 to 2005.
10 Facts About David Burnside
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In 1984 David Burnside was recruited by the British Airways Chairman Lord King to become the company's head of public relations.
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David Burnside's success is perhaps overshadowed by the nature of his departure.
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David Burnside was press officer for the organisation from 1974 to 1977.
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David Burnside was selected to defend the South Antrim constituency for the Ulster Unionists in a by-election in 2000, but narrowly lost to the Democratic Unionist Party candidate Rev Willie McCrea.
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However, David Burnside declined to follow Donaldson when he resigned from the Ulster Unionist Party in December 2003.
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David Burnside resigned as an Assembly Member in June 2009 to concentrate on his business interests.
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David Burnside's seat was taken by Antrim councillor Danny Kinahan.
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David Burnside was revealed to have taken a group of prominent Russians, including a close ally of Vladimir Putin, to the 2013 Conservative summer fundraising party and introduced them to David Cameron.
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David Burnside was linked to a potential Rangers takeover in 2007 but nothing came of it.