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| First Minister | David Trimble |
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| Born | August 17, 1936 County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
Seamus Mallon (b. The First Minister and the deputy First Minister (Irish Céad-Aire agus an Leas-Chéad-Aire, Ulster Scots: Heid Männystèr an tha Heid Männystèr depute William David Trimble Baron Trimble (born 15 October 1944 is a Northern Irish Politician from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. County Armagh ( Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish - from the height of Macha) is a county in Ulster in the north east of Ireland 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 17 August 1936, County Armagh) is an Irish politician and former Deputy Leader of the nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. County Armagh ( Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish - from the height of Macha) is a county in Ulster in the north east of Ireland Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world 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 served as the first deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, from 1999 to 2001. The First Minister and the deputy First Minister (Irish Céad-Aire agus an Leas-Chéad-Aire, Ulster Scots: Heid Männystèr an tha Heid Männystèr depute Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
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Background
Seamus Mallon was educated at the Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School in Newryand St. Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh. The Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School is a Roman Catholic Grammar school located in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. Newry ( short form An tIúr, "The Yew" is the fourth largest city in Northern Ireland and eighth on the island of Ireland. St Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh, is a Catholic boys voluntary Grammar school in the city of Armagh, Northern Ireland. As a career he chose teaching, becoming headmaster of St. James's Primary School in Markethill. Mallon was also involved in the Gaelic Athletic Association, playing Gaelic football for County Armagh. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football County Armagh ( Contae Ard Mhacha in Irish - from the height of Macha) is a county in Ulster in the north east of Ireland
Introduction to politics
During the sixties he was involved in the civil rights movement, especially in his native Armagh. The City of Armagh ( is an ancient religious site of worship of both celtic paganism and Christianity and the oldest of the five cities in Northern Ireland, In 1979, when John Hume went from being deputy leader of the SDLP (under Gerry Fitt) to leader, Mallon became deputy leader. John Hume (born 18 January 1937) is a former Politician in Northern Ireland, founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party Gerard "Gerry" Fitt Baron Fitt ( 9 April 1926 &ndash 26 August 2005) was a Northern Irish politician He was elected to the first power-sharing Assembly in 1973, and to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention in 1975 representing Armagh. The 1973 elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly took place following the publication of the British government's White paper Northern Ireland Constitutional The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention (NICC was an elected body set up in 1975 by the Labour government of Harold Wilson as an attempt to Armagh was a constituency used for the Northern Ireland Assembly. Between May and December 1982 Mallon was appointed by the then Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, Charles Haughey to the Republic's upper house, Seanad Éireann. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The composition of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (parliament of Ireland, is defined in outline by Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas
In 1982 he was elected to the new Northern Ireland Assembly, set up as part of then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, James Prior's rolling devolution. The Northern Ireland Assembly of 1982&ndash1986 represented an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to restore devolution to the Province which had been suspended 10 years previously The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the chief minister in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Northern Ireland James Michael Leathes Prior Baron Prior, PC, known as Jim Prior, (born 11 October 1927) is a British Politician, However due to his membership of the Seanad he was disqualified. 1
In 1986 he was elected to Westminster as an MP for Newry & Armagh, a seat he held until 2005. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. He won the seat in a by-election to replace Jim Nicholson, who had resigned his seat in protest at the Anglo-Irish Agreement, along with all the other Northern Ireland unionist MPs. James Frederick "Jim" Nicholson (born 29 January 1945, Armagh) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician who is currently Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. The Anglo-Irish Agreement was an agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland which aimed to bring an end to The Troubles in Northern Ireland Nicholson was the only MP to fail to be re-elected.
Deputy First Minister
Mallon has remained a strong opponent of IRA violence. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the He has also been in favour of police reform in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of In 1994 he became a member of the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation. Following the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 Mallon became deputy First Minister in the Assembly, serving alongside Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble. The Agreement, most often referred to as the Belfast Agreement (Comhaontú Bhéal Feirste Belfast Greeance or the Good Friday Agreement (Comhaontú Aoine an Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or in a historic sense simply the Unionist Party William David Trimble Baron Trimble (born 15 October 1944 is a Northern Irish Politician from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster
Retirement
In 2001 Seamus Mallon retired, along with John Hume, from the leadership of the SDLP. John Hume (born 18 January 1937) is a former Politician in Northern Ireland, founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party Mark Durkan replaced both; Hume as leader and Mallon as deputy First Minister, when the Northern Ireland Executive was re-established following a suspension. Mark Henry Durkan (born 26 June 1960 Derry, Northern Ireland) is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland and the leader of the Social Democratic
Mallon did not contest his seat in the Stormont Assembly in the 2003 elections, and stood down at the 2005 Westminster election. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general His seat was taken, as expected, by Conor Murphy of Sinn Féin. Conor Murphy ( Irish: Conchúr Ó Murchú) born 10 July 1963 Newry, County Armagh and since May 8 2007 the Minister for Regional Development Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970
Personal
He is married to the former Gertrude Cush, and they have one child.
Footnote
1 Under then British legislation no elected member of a British parliament or regional assembly could serve in a parliament outside the United Kingdom without losing their British seat. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located That restriction has now been removed.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Hume |
Deputy Leader of the SDLP 1979–2001 |
Succeeded by Brid Rodgers |
| Preceded by Newly created office |
deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by Mark Durkan (acting) |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Jim Nicholson (UK politician) |
Member of Parliament for Newry and Armagh 1986–2005 |
Succeeded by Conor Murphy |
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