George Hanna (1906–1964)

George Boyle Hanna (1906–1964) (PC (NI), was an Ulster Unionist member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. He represented Belfast Duncairn from 1949-1956.

Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, he was the son of George Boyle Hanna. He was educated at Ballymena Academy, the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queen's University Belfast, he was called to the Bar in 1927 and became a King's Counsel in 1946. He was Commissioner for the Unionist Party in Armagh from 1934-1941.

He served in the Cabinet of Sir Basil Brooke as Minister of Home Affairs from 1953–1956 and then for five months in 1956 as Minister of Finance (de facto Deputy Prime Minister), before resigning from Government and from Parliament upon his appointment as a county court judge for County Down. He died on 1 March 1964.

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    Parliament of Northern Ireland
    Preceded by
    William Grant
    Member of Parliament for Belfast Duncairn
    1949 - 1956
    Succeeded by
    William Fitzsimmons
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Brian Maginess
    Minister of Home Affairs
    1956 - 56
    Succeeded by
    Walter Topping
    Preceded by
    Brian Maginess
    Minister of Finance
    1956
    Succeeded by
    Terence O'Neill


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