In 1980, Haughey left teaching to work as the full-time assistant to SDLP leader John Hume.[1] During this period, he served as the party's International Secretary, and represented the SDLP on the Executives of the Party of European Socialists and the Socialist International. At the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Haughey was elected to represent Mid Ulster, but with other SDLP candidates did not take his seat, and instead joined the New Ireland Forum. He stood unsuccessfully for the Westminster seat of Mid Ulster at every general election from 1983 until 1997.[2]
denis, haughey, born, october, 1944, former, irish, nationalist, politician, northern, ireland, member, northern, ireland, assembly, ulsterin, office, june, 1998, november, 2003preceded, bynew, creationsucceeded, bypatsy, mcglonepersonal, detailsborn, 1944, oc. Denis Haughey born 3 October 1944 is a former Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland Denis HaugheyMember of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid UlsterIn office 25 June 1998 26 November 2003Preceded byNew CreationSucceeded byPatsy McGlonePersonal detailsBorn 1944 10 03 3 October 1944 age 78 Coalisland Northern IrelandPolitical partySDLPAlma materQueen s University BelfastBorn in Coalisland Haughey studied politics at Queens University Belfast 1 becoming involved in the civil rights movement and the first Chair of the Tyrone Civil Rights Association 2 and a founder member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party SDLP before becoming a teacher 1 From 1972 until 1977 he was the party s Chairman 2 Haughey stood against Frank McManus for the Westminster seat of Fermanagh and South Tyrone in February 1974 splitting the nationalist vote and letting in Harry West of the Ulster Unionist Party 3 He unsuccessfully contested North Antrim in the 1975 election to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention 4 In 1980 Haughey left teaching to work as the full time assistant to SDLP leader John Hume 1 During this period he served as the party s International Secretary and represented the SDLP on the Executives of the Party of European Socialists and the Socialist International At the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election Haughey was elected to represent Mid Ulster but with other SDLP candidates did not take his seat and instead joined the New Ireland Forum He stood unsuccessfully for the Westminster seat of Mid Ulster at every general election from 1983 until 1997 2 In 1989 Haughey was elected to Cookstown District Council later becoming the leader of the SDLP group on the council He led the SDLP team in the Brooke Mayhew Talks and later the talks which led to the Good Friday Agreement In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in Mid Ulster 5 At the 1998 Assembly election he was again elected for Mid Ulster 1 However he lost his seat at the 2003 election 2 and in 2004 was unsuccessful in becoming the party s candidate for the European election 6 References Edit a b c d Biography Denis Haughey Northern Ireland Assembly Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine a b c d Biographies of Prominent People H CAIN Web Service Fermanagh and South Tyrone 1973 1982 Northern Ireland Elections North Antrim 1973 82 Northern Ireland elections Morgan plans to carry on the work of Hume Belfast Telegraph 8 March 2004 Northern Ireland Assembly 1982 New assembly MPA for Mid Ulster1982 1986 Assembly abolishedNorthern Ireland AssemblyNew assembly MLA for Mid Ulster1998 2003 Succeeded byPatsy McGlonePolitical officesNew office Junior Minister1999 2000 VacantOffice suspendedTitle next held byselfVacantOffice suspendedTitle last held byself Junior Minister2000 2002 VacantOffice suspendedParty political officesPreceded byEddie McGrady Chairperson of the Social Democratic and Labour Party1973 1978 Succeeded byBrid Rodgers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Denis Haughey amp oldid 1087279563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
