Jim Wells

Politician

Birthday April 27, 1957

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Northern Ireland

Age 66 years old

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About

Beginning in the early 1980s, this Democratic Unionist Party politician served in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Then, from 2014 to 2015, he served as Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

Before Fame

He began his political career after earning a geography degree from Queen's University Belfast.

Trivia

He has been widely criticized for his public comments denouncing LGBT lifestyles, as well as for his anti-abortion views.

Family Life

He was born in Lurgan, Northern Ireland, and he grew up as a member of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster. He and his wife, Grace, raised three children.

Associated With

He and fellow Northern Irish politician Nigel Dodds are both members of the Democratic Unionist Party.