David Burrows is a member in the

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

Parades Commission The Parades Commission is a quasi-judicial non-departmental public body responsible for placing restrictions on any parades in Northern Ireland it deems contentious or offensive. It is composed of seven members, all of whom are appointed by the S ...

, a quasi-judicial body set up in 1997 to make determinations on annual

Orangemen Orangemen or Orangewomen can refer to: *Historically, supporters of William of Orange *Members of the modern Orange Order (also known as Orange Institution), a Protestant fraternal organisation *Members or supporters of the Armagh GAA Gaelic foot ...

Parades. He resigned from his position as the Deputy District Master of the

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Orangemen Lodge in 2006, which was at the centre of the decade-long Drumcree dispute. He left the Orange Order in accordance with legal advice he sought after Nationalist residents in Portadown challenged the Secretary of States' decision to appoint Burrows and another Orangeman, Don McKay, onto the Parades Commission.

External links

News item from 4NI.co.uk website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burrows, David Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Portadown