Norman Hamilton

Norman Hamilton, (born 6 October 1946) was Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland from June 2010 - June 2011.

Early life Hamilton was born in Magheralin, County Down. He went to primary school in Magheralin and Lurgan, before then attending the Portadown College grammar school. He met his wife, Evelyn, while studying Economics at Trinity College Dublin.

Career After graduation he worked as a civil servant for some time before moving to England for a staff position at the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship. After four years, he returned to study Theology at the Union Theological College in Belfast.

In February 2010, Hamilton tied with Newtownards-based Norman McAuley in an election to elect a new moderator for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Following another election in March, Hamilton succeeded Stafford Carson as Moderator after securing the votes of 11 of 19 presbyteries. He served as moderator for a year before Ivan Patterson succeeded him in June 2011.

Awards Hamilton was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II during the 2007 New Year Honours for his services to community relations in Northern Ireland.