Pat McNamee

Pat McNamee
Pat McNamee (2019)
Member of Armagh City and District Council
In office 7 June 2001 – 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Séan McGirr
Succeeded by	Noel Sheridan
Constituency	Armagh City
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Newry and Armagh
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	New Creation
Succeeded by	Davy Hyland
Member of Newry and Mourne District Council
In office 21 May 1997 – 7 June 2001
Preceded by	Jim McAllister
Succeeded by	Patrick McNamee
Constituency	Slieve Gullion
Personal details
Born	(1957-02-12) 12 February 1957 County Down, Northern Ireland
Political party	Independent Nationalist (since 2005)
Other political affiliations	Sinn Féin (until 2005)

Pat McNamee is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. He was elected in the 1998 election to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Sinn Féin member for Newry & Armagh.

Background

McNamee was educated at St Patrick's College, Armagh, Abbey Grammar School, Newry and at the University of Ulster. McNamee was also a Member of Northern Ireland Forum, 1996–2001 and a Member of Newry and Mourne District Council, 1997–2001.

When Paul Quinn (21) of Cullyhanna was brutally beaten to death by a gang of men wearing balaclavas and overalls in October 2007 Pat McNamee joined the Quinn Support Group to seek justice for his family.

He contributed to a Spotlight programme on BBC in November 2007 and stated that he believed that 'members of the provisional IRA were responsible for Paul Quinn's death

Pat McNamee was a councillor on Newry & Mourne District Council from 1997 to 1998. He was a councillor on Armagh City and District Council from 2001 to 2005. He left Sinn Féin prior to the general election in May 2005, and decided not to stand for Sinn Féin in the local Government Elections in May 2005. He is not currently a member of any political party.