John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney: Difference between revisions
m Robot - Moving category Cross bench life peers to Category:Crossbench life peers per CFD at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 May 30. |
Maethordaer (talk | contribs) →Career and family: removed biased word |
||
| Line 63: | Line 63: | ||
In February 1972, he survived an assassination attempt by the [[Official Irish Republican Army]]. Two men, including [[Joe McCann]] (who was himself shot dead some months afterwards whilst evading arrest) raked his car with bullets, hitting Taylor five times in the head. Taylor survived, but needed extensive reconstructive surgery on his jaw. Despite this, Taylor soon re-entered politics. He represented [[Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)|Fermanagh & South Tyrone]] in the short-lived Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1973 and dissolved in 1974, following the collapse of the power-sharing Executive. |
In February 1972, he survived an assassination attempt by the [[Official Irish Republican Army]]. Two men, including [[Joe McCann]] (who was himself shot dead some months afterwards whilst evading arrest) raked his car with bullets, hitting Taylor five times in the head. Taylor survived, but needed extensive reconstructive surgery on his jaw. Despite this, Taylor soon re-entered politics. He represented [[Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)|Fermanagh & South Tyrone]] in the short-lived Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1973 and dissolved in 1974, following the collapse of the power-sharing Executive. |
||
He became a [[Member of the European Parliament]] for Northern Ireland in 1979, remaining an MEP until 1989. On 20 January 1987,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch87.htm |title=A Chronology of the Conflict - 1987 |author= |date=1 June 2009 |work=[[Conflict Archive on the Internet]] |publisher=[[University of Ulster]] |accessdate=7 March 2010}}</ref> Taylor left the [[European Democrats]], with whom the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] sat, to join the |
He became a [[Member of the European Parliament]] for Northern Ireland in 1979, remaining an MEP until 1989. On 20 January 1987,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch87.htm |title=A Chronology of the Conflict - 1987 |author= |date=1 June 2009 |work=[[Conflict Archive on the Internet]] |publisher=[[University of Ulster]] |accessdate=7 March 2010}}</ref> Taylor left the [[European Democrats]], with whom the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] sat, to join the controversial [[European Right (1984–1989)|European Right]] group.<ref>{{cite news |title=John Taylor: Profile |first= |last= |newspaper=[[BBC News]] |date=30 January 2001 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/1144830.stm }}</ref> |
||
He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1982 for North Down. He then became MP for [[Strangford (UK Parliament constituency)|Strangford]] in [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]], until 2001. He was also a member of [[Castlereagh (borough)|Castlereagh Borough Council]] from 1993-1997. He appears on the list of speakers at the Annual Conference of the [[Conservative Monday Club]]'s Young Members' Group, at the United Oxford & Cambridge Club in [[Pall Mall, London|Pall Mall]], on 18 November 1989, when he spoke on ''The Union and Northern Ireland''. |
He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1982 for North Down. He then became MP for [[Strangford (UK Parliament constituency)|Strangford]] in [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983]], until 2001. He was also a member of [[Castlereagh (borough)|Castlereagh Borough Council]] from 1993-1997. He appears on the list of speakers at the Annual Conference of the [[Conservative Monday Club]]'s Young Members' Group, at the United Oxford & Cambridge Club in [[Pall Mall, London|Pall Mall]], on 18 November 1989, when he spoke on ''The Union and Northern Ireland''. |
||
Revision as of 10:23, 17 December 2011
The Lord Kilclooney | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 7 March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Assembly Established |
| Succeeded by | Michelle McIlveen |
| Member of the UK Parliament for Strangford | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 7 June 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Iris Robinson |
| Member of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 10 June 1979 – 15 June 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Parliament Established |
| Succeeded by | Jim Nicholson |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for South Tyrone | |
| In office 25 November 1965 – 30 March 1972 | |
| Preceded by | William Frederick McCoy |
| Succeeded by | Parliament Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1937 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Spouse | Mary Todd |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI) (born 24 December 1937), is a former Ulster Unionist Party MP and a life peer. He was deputy leader of the UUP from 1995 to 2001, and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Career and family
Taylor was educated at The Royal School, Armagh, and The Queen's University of Belfast (B.Sc). He married Mary Todd in 1970 and has six children. Lord Kilclooney owns Alpha Newspapers which operates local newspaper titles in Northern Ireland and the Republic. Member of the Farmers Club, London and the County Club, Armagh City.
Lord Kilclooney's political career began as MP for South Tyrone in the Northern Ireland House of Commons between 1965 and 1972 and served in the Cabinet as Minister of State at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
In February 1972, he survived an assassination attempt by the Official Irish Republican Army. Two men, including Joe McCann (who was himself shot dead some months afterwards whilst evading arrest) raked his car with bullets, hitting Taylor five times in the head. Taylor survived, but needed extensive reconstructive surgery on his jaw. Despite this, Taylor soon re-entered politics. He represented Fermanagh & South Tyrone in the short-lived Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1973 and dissolved in 1974, following the collapse of the power-sharing Executive.
He became a Member of the European Parliament for Northern Ireland in 1979, remaining an MEP until 1989. On 20 January 1987,[1] Taylor left the European Democrats, with whom the Conservatives sat, to join the controversial European Right group.[2]
He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1982 for North Down. He then became MP for Strangford in 1983, until 2001. He was also a member of Castlereagh Borough Council from 1993-1997. He appears on the list of speakers at the Annual Conference of the Conservative Monday Club's Young Members' Group, at the United Oxford & Cambridge Club in Pall Mall, on 18 November 1989, when he spoke on The Union and Northern Ireland.
Following the 2001 General Election he was created a life peer as Baron Kilclooney, of Armagh in the County of Armagh.
He sat on the Northern Ireland Policing Board between 1998 and 2006.
He continued to sit as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly until his retirement prior to the elections in March 2007.
He remains the only active politician to have participated in all levels of government in Northern Ireland, from local council, the Parliament of Northern Ireland, Westminster, Europe, all previous failed Assemblies and Conventions and the current incarnation of the Assembly.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "A Chronology of the Conflict - 1987". Conflict Archive on the Internet. University of Ulster. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ "John Taylor: Profile". BBC News. 30 January 2001.
External links
- 1937 births
- Old Armachians
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- Councillors in Northern Ireland
- Crossbench life peers
- Living people
- People of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1965–1969
- Members of the Parliament of Northern Ireland 1969–1973
- Northern Ireland Cabinet ministers (Parliament of Northern Ireland)
- Members of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland MPAs 1973–1974
- Members of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention
- MEPs for Northern Ireland 1979–1984
- MEPs for Northern Ireland 1984–1989
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for Northern Irish constituencies
- Northern Ireland MPAs 1982–1986
- Members of the Northern Ireland Forum
- Northern Ireland MLAs 1998–2003
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2003–2007
- Orangemen
- Politicians from Northern Ireland
- Shooting survivors
- UK MPs 1983–1987
- UK MPs 1987–1992
- UK MPs 1992–1997
- UK MPs 1997–2001
- Ulster Unionist Party MEPs
- Ulster Unionist Party politicians
- Attempted assassination survivors