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| In office 1998 – 2003 |
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| Constituency | Upper Bann |
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| Born | February 20, 1935 Gweedore, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland |
| Political party | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Website | SDLP profile |
Bríd Rodgers born Bríd Stratford (born 20 February 1935 in Gweedore, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland)(Irish: Bríd Mhic Ruairí) is a former Irish nationalist politician. A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an Electoral district to the Legislature or Legislative Upper Bann is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gweedore (official name Gaoth Dobhair) is an Irish -speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland. County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gweedore (official name Gaoth Dobhair) is an Irish -speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland. County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish.
Although born and brought up in the Republic of Ireland, she was politically active in Northern Ireland, where she was deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Upper Bann. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland
Rodgers was educated in Monaghan and University College, Dublin, and has lived in Northern Ireland since 1960. Monaghan (Muineachán is a town in Ireland, the administrative capital of County Monaghan. University College Dublin (UCD (An Coláiste Ollscoile Baile Átha Cliath - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland Dublin (An She was involved in the Civil Rights Movement from 1965. The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association ( Cumann Chearta Sibhialta Thuaisceart Éireann) was an organisation which campaigned for Civil rights in Northern She was a founder member of the SDLP, becoming Chairman in 1978 and General Secretary in 1981. In 1983 she was appointed to the Irish Senate by Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald, and served until 1987. Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Garret FitzGerald (Gearóid Mac Gearailt born 9 February 1926 was the seventh Taoiseach of Ireland, serving two terms in office (July 1981 to February 1982 December
Rodgers was a leader of the SDLP team in the talks that led to the Good Friday Agreement. The Agreement, most often referred to as the Belfast Agreement (Comhaontú Bhéal Feirste Belfast Greeance or the Good Friday Agreement (Comhaontú Aoine an She was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for the constituency of Upper Bann in June 1998. The Northern Ireland Assembly ( Irish: Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann Semmlie) is the devolved She was appointed to the first Northern Ireland Executive in November 1999 as Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, and remained in that position until the suspension of the Executive in October 2002. The Northern Ireland Executive is the executive arm of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the devolved Legislature for Northern Ireland The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ( DARD) ( Irish: An Roinn Talmhaíochta agus Forbartha Tuaithe, Ulster Scots: Männystrie She became deputy leader of the SDLP in November 2001. She stood down as MLA at the Assembly elections of November 2003, and as deputy leader in February 2004, when she was replaced by Alasdair McDonnell. Alasdair McDonnell (born 1 September 1949 Cushendall, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish politician deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
Rodgers is married with six children.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Seamus Mallon |
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party 2001-2004; |
Succeeded by Alasdair McDonnell; |
| Preceded by None |
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Upper Bann 1998-2003 |
Succeeded by Dolores Kelly |
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