Jim Allister QC (born April 2, 1953) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician and barrister. He is a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and was elected to be their member of the European Parliament (succeeding Ian Paisley) in 2004. He joined the DUP at its founding in 1971. In 1982 he was elected as a Member of the Parliamentary Assembly at Stormont and served as the Democratic Unionist Chief Whip. He as stood as candidate for the DUP in Westminster elections, but had not been active since 1987.