Danny Kennedy
| Danny Kennedy MLA | |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Newry and Armagh |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 26 November 2003 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1959 Bessbrook, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Danny Kennedy MLA (born 6 July 1959) is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland a former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Assembly Group and current Minister for Regional Development.
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[edit] Background
Kennedy is married with three children; Steven, Phillip and Hannah. He was educated at Newry High School, and was an employee of British Telecom for 20 years before being elected to the Assembly.
Kennedy has served at all levels, both local and within the wider party organisation of the Ulster Unionist Party, which he joined in 1974. He ran unsuccessfully for the UUP in the Westminster election in 1997, in which he polled over 18,000 votes against Seamus Mallon.
Kennedy was UUP Assembly spokesman for education and chaired the Assembly Committee which both scrutinised and helped frame legislation at Stormont between 1998 and 2002. On the restoration of devolution in 2007 he became chairman of the Assembly Committee scrutinising the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister. His performance in this office earned him the award for best Committee Chair from Northern Ireland blog Slugger O'Toole in 2008.[1]
Kennedy is a member of his local Presbyterian church and is a member of the Orange Order.
[edit] Political career
- Member of The Northern Ireland Assembly since 1998
- Previous Chairman of the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Education
- Deputy Leader Ulster Unionist Party
[edit] References
- ^ "UK | Northern Ireland | Blog selects heroes and villains". BBC News. 2008-10-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7658101.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
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| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by New creation |
MLA for Newry and Armagh 1998 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Reg Empey |
Deputy Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party 2005 – 2010 |
Succeeded by John McCallister |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Reg Empey |
Minister for Employment and Learning 2010 - 2011 |
Succeeded by Stephen Farry |
| Preceded by Conor Murphy |
Minister for Regional Development 2011 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
