▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 – 5 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace . ▁ ▁Fitz sim m ons ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ul ster ▁Union ist ▁Party ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Dun ca ir n ▁Union ist ▁Association . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁at ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁representing ▁B elf ast ▁Dun ca ir n . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Ass istant ▁Parliament ary ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Fin ance , ▁an ▁assistant ▁wh ip ▁position . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁Parliament ary ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁rot ated ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Parliament ary ▁Secretary ▁positions , ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Local ▁Government ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Development ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Fitz sim m ons ▁was ▁finally ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁Cab inet ▁position , ▁becoming ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁become ▁Minister ▁of ▁Development ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁back ▁to ▁Education ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁finally ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health