Answer the following question: Facts: - imagesize: 150px - successor: ross hussey - constituency am: tyrone , west - party: democratic unionist party - predecessor: derek hussey - term end: 2011 - term start: 7 march 2007 - assembly: northern ireland - name: allan bresland - birth date: 16 august 1945 - website: -lsb- http://www.dup.org.uk/canprofile.asp?candidateid=213 dup profile -rsb- - birth place: dunamanagh , county tyrone - religion: anglican Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of allan bresland .
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allan bresland -lrb- born 16 august 1945 , dunamanagh , county tyrone -rrb- is a unionist politician in northern ireland .he served in the northern ireland assembly as a democratic unionist party -lrb- dup -rrb- member for west tyrone from 2007-11 .he was educated at ballylaw primary school , is a retired lorry driver with the water service and was first elected to strabane district council in 1993 , representing the glenelly area .he is a member of various bodies including the drainage council of northern ireland and is current chair of the western group environmental health committee .he is also chairman of north west passage , which promotes tourism in the area and is a member of the district policing partnership in strabane .allan bresland lives in sion mills and is married with four children and four grandchildren .he is a member of the select vestry of the church of the good shepherd , sion mills , an active member of the orange order and a founder member of north tyrone credit union .he served as a part-time member of the ulster defence regiment for 15 years .he is among the lowest expenses recipients in the northern ireland assembly at # 2,185 from may to october 2007 , while others were spending up to # 1000 per week .regarding the death of a girl in a horse-riding accident , strabane dup councillor allan bresland said it was a '' freak accident '' .