Donovan McClelland (b. Toome, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 14 January 1949) is a Protestant member of the mostly Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in Northern Ireland. Toome (in Irish: Tuaim, ie pagan burial place also called Toomebridge) is a small Village in County Antrim, bordering County Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in June 1998 and was appointed as Deputy Speaker in February 2000. The Northern Ireland Assembly ( Irish: Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann Semmlie) is the devolved He was Chairman of the Standards and Privileges Committee and a member of the Public Accounts Committee.
Educated at Ballymena Academy, he went on to Trinity College, Dublin and Queen's University, Belfast where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics. Ballymena Academy (founded 1828 is a grammar school located in the market town of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Trinity College Dublin ( TCD; Irish Coláiste na Tríonóide Baile Átha Cliath; Latin: Collegium Sacrosanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Queen's University Belfast is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1973 Donovan joined the staff of Queen’s University, Belfast and began his career as a Researcher/Lecturer. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Queen's University Belfast is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He joined the Department of Agriculture in 1975 and in 1978 took up a post as lecturer in Economics at the University of Ulster. The University of Ulster ( UU; Ollscoil Uladh is a multi-centre University located in Northern Ireland and is the largest single university on the
Donovan entered politics in 1989 when he was elected to Antrim Borough Council. He was elected as Deputy Mayor of the Borough in 1999. He was an SDLP delegate to the Brooke/Mayhew talks in 1992 and a delegate to the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation, established by the Irish Government at Dublin Castle in 1994. Dublin Castle (Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath off Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland, is a major Irish governmental complex formerly the fortified
Donovan was elected to the new Northern Ireland Forum in 1996 and was a member of the SDLP delegation to the Multi-party Talks chaired by Senator George Mitchell. George Mitchell may refer to George J Mitchell (born 1933 former Senate majority leader (D-Maine and former chairman of Disney George Mitchell He stood as a parliamentary candidate for the South Antrim constituency in the Westminister elections on three occasions.
Noreen McClelland
Donovan is married to Noreen McClelland, a former local councillor and unsuccessful 2005 UK General Election candidate for the SDLP. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general
She and her husband have three children.
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