Patsy McGlone
Patsy McGlone | |
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Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | |
Assumed office 12 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | John Dallat |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid-Ulster | |
Assumed office 26 November 2003 | |
Preceded by | Denis Haughey |
Personal details | |
Born | Ballinderry, Northern Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | SDLP |
Spouse(s) | Geraldine McGlone |
Website | Official Website |
Patsy McGlone (born 8 July 1959) is an Irish politician from Ballinderry in Northern Ireland. He is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster, and former Deputy Leader of the SDLP (2010–2011).[1] He has been an MLA since 2003.[2] On 12 May 2016, McGlone was elected as Deputy Speaker of The Northern Ireland Assembly.[citation needed]
From 1993 to 2009, McGlone was also Councillor in Cookstown District Council. He was chairman of the council in 2002–2003 and 2005–2006. In 1996 he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum from Mid-Ulster.[3]
While canvassing for McGlone for the 2011 local and assembly elections, election workers had their car attacked with a petrol bomb by loyalists in Coagh.[4]
Membership of organisations[]
- Board Member of Foras na Gaeilge
- A member of the EU Structural Funds Monitoring Committee for Northern Ireland
- Board Member of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive
- Member of the Northern Ireland Housing Council
- Member of the Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN)
- Vice Chairman of Loughshore Foot and Mouth Support Group.
He was a candidate for the leadership of the SDLP in 2011, after announcing in July that he would stand against party leader Margaret Ritchie.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ McGlone is new SDLP deputy leader Tyrone Times
- ^ "McGlone set for deputy leadership" MidUlster Mail
- ^ Northern Ireland elections, ark.ac.uk; accessed 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Petrol bombers target SDLP election team", belfasttelegraph.co.uk; accessed 4 March 2017.
External links[]
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Members of Cookstown District Council
- Members of the Northern Ireland Forum
- Social Democratic and Labour Party MLAs
- People from County Londonderry
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2003–2007
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022
- Northern Ireland Assembly member stubs