Paul Berry (politician)

Paul Berry (born 3 June 1976) is a Northern Irish Independent Unionist politician, serving as an Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Councillor for the Cusher DEA since 2014.

[1] Berry was born in Craigavon, County Armagh, and brought up in Tandragee, where he was educated at local state schools and colleges, following which he was employed in the textile industry.

After a story about an alleged sexual encounter with a gay masseur broke in the Sunday World newspaper, Berry resigned from the DUP after having been suspended from the Party.

[4] An active member of the Orange Order, Berry was on the traditionalist, fundamentalist wing of the DUP.

[citation needed] He is married to Lorna and now works in Tandragee as a local estate agent.