Kieran McCarthy
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| Kieran McCarthy MLA | |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 25 June 1998 |
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| Preceded by | New Creation |
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| Born | 9 September 1942 Kircubbin, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
| Website | Alliance profile |
Kieran McCarthy (born 9 September 1942) is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford and Assembly chief whip for the Alliance Party.[1]
McCarthy was born in Newtownards and worked as a draper. In 1985 he was first elected to Ards Borough Council. In 1990 he became a Justice of the Peace. He was then elected to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum in 1996 from Strangford and has subsequently won a Northern Ireland Assembly seat there in all three elections to that body. In the 2007 elections his seat was targeted by the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP),[2] but he won easily with a significantly increased vote.
He has stated his appreciation for the Good Friday Agreement on a number of occasions, but believes a more party-aligned/devolved agreement would work more effectively.
McCarthy has stated his strong dislike for Direct Rule, causing a major democratic deficit, and in particular was against the supposedly aggressive style of governing from the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Hain.
[edit] References
- ^ Staff Reporter (7 September 2007). "Minister's remarks about gays 'are still deeply offensive'". The News Letter. http://www.newsletter.co.uk/politics/Minister39s-remarks-about-gays-39are.3183269.jp. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ http://votesdlp.blogspot.com/2007/02/tribune-identifies-key-targets-for-sdlp.html
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| Preceded by New creation |
MLA for Strangford 1998 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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