Chris Hazzard
Chris Hazzard | |
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| Abstentionist Member of Parliament for South Down | |
| Assumed office 9 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret Ritchie |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Down | |
| In office 13 April 2012 – 9 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Willie Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Emma Rogan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1984 (aged 32) Drumaness, County Down, Northern Ireland UK |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Fein |
| Website | official website |
Chris Hazzard (born 20 August 1984) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP)[1] for South Down[2] since the 2017 general election, when he defeated incumbent Margaret Ritchie of the SDLP.[3]
He was selected by his party as a member (MLA) of the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the South Down constituency in April 2012.[4] At the Snap General Election held on 8 June 2017 he became an MP.
The eldest of four siblings, he was educated at Our Lady and St Patrick's College, Knock. He replaced his party colleague Willie Clarke, who had retired to concentrate on his local council work. A Gaelic Athletic Association member and PhD candidate at Queen's University Belfast.[5] He was, at the time of his selection, the youngest MLA.
References
- ^ Parliament UK
- ^ McGonagle, Suzanne (9 June 2017). "Constituency Profile: Chris Hazzard wins South Down". Irish News. Archived from the original on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ BBC
- ^ Hazzard to represent South Down, Newry Times, 17 April 2012.
- ^ Profile, sinnfeinsouthdown.com; accessed 26 December 2015.
External links
Media related to Chris Hazzard at Wikimedia Commons
- Sinn Féin MLAs
- Living people
- 1985 births
- People from County Down
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–16
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–17
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–
- UK MPs 2017–
- Sinn Féin MPs (post-1921)
- People educated at Our Lady and St. Patrick's College, Knock
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Down constituencies (since 1922)
- Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive (since 1999)