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Ian Adamson was born on 28 June 1944 in Bangor, Co. Down, to John Gamble Sloan Adamson and Jane, née Kerr. He was educated at Bangor Grammar School and Queen's University Belfast, where he studied medicine. Adamson worked as a paediatric doctor at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children from 1974–1976, and was subsequently employed as a specialist in community child health and travel medicine by the Belfast Health Trust. In 1998, he was awarded the fellowship of the Royal Institute of Public Health for his services to the health of young people. Adamson was first elected to Belfast City Council in 1898, representing the Ulster Unionist Party. He served on Council until 2011. He was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998 to 2003.
Title
Ian Adamson, The Right Honorable, The Lord Mayor of Belfast (1996–1997)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 145 x W 95 cm (E)
Accession number
1998-002
Work type
Painting