Born at Cushendall, County Antrim, he was the son of gardener Patrick Newe and Catherine McCanny. He attended St. Malachy's College. A journalist, Newe edited The Ulster Farmer from 1931 to 1967.[3] He helped to establish the Northern Ireland Council of Social Service and was Secretary of the group from 1948 to 1972.[3] He was also a founder of the cross-community Protestant and Catholic Encounter Group.[3] He was awarded an honorary MA by Queen's University Belfast in 1967.[4]
Political career
Newe served as Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Government from 1971 to 1972.[5] Although not a member of the parliament,[6] he was appointed by Brian Faulkner as part of an attempt to liberalise the government of Northern Ireland. Newe was the only Catholic to serve as a minister in the original Stormont government.[7] He was appointed to Her Majesty's Privy Council of Northern Ireland on 27 October 1971 at Government House, Hillsborough.[8][9]
Long before his appointment, Dr. Newe had made known his view that the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland needed to fully engage with the Northern Ireland Government. In 1958 he condemned the futility of depending on the Republic of Ireland’s legal claim to the territory of Northern Ireland and encouraged Catholics to co-operate with the Northern government, it being in his own words, “the authority that controls life and welfare."[10]
newe, gerard, benedict, newe, litt, february, 1907, october, 1982, northern, irish, roman, catholic, unionist, politician, prominent, catholic, layperson, first, roman, catholic, appointed, minister, government, northern, ireland, contents, biography, politica. Gerard Benedict G B Newe CBE M A D Litt 5 February 1907 25 October 1982 was a Northern Irish Roman Catholic Unionist 1 politician and prominent Catholic layperson he was the first Roman Catholic to be appointed a minister in the Government of Northern Ireland 2 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Political career 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditBorn at Cushendall County Antrim he was the son of gardener Patrick Newe and Catherine McCanny He attended St Malachy s College A journalist Newe edited The Ulster Farmer from 1931 to 1967 3 He helped to establish the Northern Ireland Council of Social Service and was Secretary of the group from 1948 to 1972 3 He was also a founder of the cross community Protestant and Catholic Encounter Group 3 He was awarded an honorary MA by Queen s University Belfast in 1967 4 Political career Edit Newe served as Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Government from 1971 to 1972 5 Although not a member of the parliament 6 he was appointed by Brian Faulkner as part of an attempt to liberalise the government of Northern Ireland Newe was the only Catholic to serve as a minister in the original Stormont government 7 He was appointed to Her Majesty s Privy Council of Northern Ireland on 27 October 1971 at Government House Hillsborough 8 9 Long before his appointment Dr Newe had made known his view that the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland needed to fully engage with the Northern Ireland Government In 1958 he condemned the futility of depending on the Republic of Ireland s legal claim to the territory of Northern Ireland and encouraged Catholics to co operate with the Northern government it being in his own words the authority that controls life and welfare 10 Awards EditNamed as OBEReferences Edit Laura Cahillane James Gallen Tom Hickey Judges Politics and the Irish Constitution Oxford University Press 2017 ISBN 1526108208 pp 199 200 See Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland a b c Chris Cook The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives Sources Since 1945 Routledge 2012 ISBN 1136509623 p 147 QUB Honorary Degrees 1871 2016 Conflict Archive on the Internet CAIN biography Berresford Ellis Peter A History of the Irish Working Class 1985 p 324 Alvin Jackson Home Rule An Irish History 1800 2000 Oxford University Press 2003 ISBN 019522048X p 249 The Belfast Gazette 5 November 1971 CAIN Chronology of the Conflict 1971 Bardon Jonathan A History of Ulster 1992 p 410External links EditBelfast Gazette excerpt Belfast Gazette excerpt Stormont papersPolitical officesNew office Minister of State Department of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland1971 1972 Office abolished Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title G B Newe amp oldid 1113675667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
