Alan Mullarkey

Alan William Francis Mullarkey
Born	July 12, 1937[citation needed] Derby, England
Died	February 10, 2007 Derby, England
Cause of death	Emphysema[citation needed]
Resting place	Nottingham Road Cemetery[citation needed]
Nationality	English
Known for	Mayor of Derby
Political party	Labour Party
Board member of	Governor of Grampian Primary School[citation needed]
Religion	Roman Catholic[citation needed]
Spouse	Alma Mullarkey[citation needed]

Alan William Francis Mullarkey (July 12, 1937 - February 10, 2007) was the Mayor of Derby, England between 1996 and 1997. He held a variety of positions in the community throughout his life including city councillor for the Sinfin ward (1983–2002), Chair for the China Friendship Association,^{[citation needed]} Labour Party candidate for Boulton in 2004^{[citation needed]} and a school governor from 1976 until his retirement in October 2006.

Mullarkey narrowly escaped a German bombing during World War II. He was employed at Rolls-Royce plc for 35 years, in computing, training, and eventually as a community relations manager.^{[citation needed]} He remained a devout Roman Catholic throughout his life, including when he was mayor.^{[citation needed]}

Mullarkey died on the morning of Saturday 10 February 2007, at Derby Royal Infirmary from emphysema.^{[citation needed]} His funeral was held on February 22, 2007, at St George's Church in Normanton.^{[citation needed]} It was attended by family, friends, Derbyshire politicians and members from the local press. Amongst the councillors past and present were Bob Laxton (Derby North MP), councillor John Ahern, former mayors Janet Till and Abdul Rehman, Derby City Council leader Chris Williamson, and deputy leader Dave Roberts.^{[citation needed]}