Ian Paisley at Westminster in 1970 to take his seat as the Protestant Unionist member of Parliament for Antrim (North)
Ian Paisley addresses US investors as New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Martin McGuinness look on at Stormont in May 2008Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Mr Paisley attend the official opening of the Battle of the Boyne site in Drogheda on 6 May 2008Mr Ahern and Mr Paisley brandish swords during the official opening of the Battle of the Boyne siteMr Paisley arriving at Westminster in 1970 to take his seat in the British Parliament as MP for Antrim (North)Mr Paisley at Australia House in 1970 where he has been in discussion with Australian officials who banned his visit to Australia because it coincided with a visit from the PopeMr Paisley and Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams speak to the media during a press conference at Stormont in March 2007Mr Paisley waves goodbye to the media on the steps of Stormont Castle in Belfast after stepping down as DUP leader in 2008Mr Paisley speaks to the media before announcing his retirement from the British Parliament after a 40-year careerMr Paisley and Mr Robinson at 10 Downing Street after talks with John Major in 1996. Paisley expressed concern over security in Ulster after the IRA ended its ceasefireMr Paisley holds up his hands with Peter Robinson as he arrives for his farewell speech at Balmoral Hall in Belfast on 30 May 2008Mr Paisley kisses his wife Eileen Paisley in Ballymena after securing re-election in March 2007Mr Paisley joins anti-government evangelical Christians to demonstrate against unintended consequences of the Religious Tolerance bill outside the British Houses of Parliament in London January 2006
Mr Paisley speaks to the media during the second day of multi-party negotiations in St Andrews in 2006 to attempt to restore devolutionGordon Brown, Mr Paisley and Northern Ireland's Mr McGuinness smile during a reception at Stormont, Belfast for the US-Northern Ireland Investment ConferenceMr Paisley smiles as he holds up a newspaper on 8 December 2004. His party refused to share power with Sinn Féin if there was no photographic proof the IRA had surrendered its complete arsenalMr Paisley and two other Ulster Protestant clergymen at London Airport after shouting disapproval at Dr Ramsey, Archbishop of Centerbury, who was bound for Rome in 1966Mr Paisley smiles after being denied a visa to visit AustraliaHillary Clinton laughs with Mr Paisley and Mr McGuinness after a meeting in December 2007 in WashingtonMr Paisley makes a speech in June 1974Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) meets Mr Paisley and his wife in March 2008Taoiseach Brian Cowen with Mr McGuinness and Mr Paisley during the US-Northern Ireland Investment Conference in 2008European Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso gives a press conference with Mr Paisley and Mr McGuinness in January 2008Mr Paisley watches the celebration of the completion of the Victoria Square Development in Belfast in 2005Mr and Mrs Paisley leave their polling station at St Donard's Church in Belfast in May 2005US President George W Bush speaks with Mr Paisley and Mr McGuinness in 2007