In 1995, he became the party's Chairperson, serving until 1998.[4] At the Northern Ireland Forum election in 1996, he did not stand in a constituency, but was elected as one of two regional list candidates for the SDLP,[5] but he lost his council seat in 1997.[2]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Alasdair McDonnell pays tribute to ex-chairman Jonathan Stephenson", BBC News, 23 December 2011
^ abBelfast City Council Elections 1993-2005, Northern Ireland Elections
^Politics 97: Social Democratic and Labour Party, BBC
^Political Leaders: Northern Ireland 26 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^The 1996 Forum Elections and the Peace Process, Northern Ireland Elections
jonathan, stephenson, november, 1950, december, 2011, irish, nationalist, politician, born2, november, 1950englanddied21, december, 2011nationalityirisheducationwinchester, college, stanbridge, earls, school, queen, university, belfastpolitical, partysocial, d. Jonathan Stephenson 2 November 1950 21 December 2011 was an Irish nationalist politician Jonathan StephensonBorn2 November 1950EnglandDied21 December 2011NationalityIrishEducationWinchester College Stanbridge Earls School Queen s University BelfastPolitical partySocial Democratic and Labour Party SDLP A Protestant born in England and educated at Winchester College and Stanbridge Earls School Stephenson moved to Northern Ireland where he studied History and Politics at Queen s University Belfast He joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party SDLP in the early 1980s and became its first official press officer 1 Stephenson was elected to Belfast City Council at the 1993 Northern Ireland local elections representing the SDLP in the Castle area 2 He also became Deputy Chairperson of the SDLP 3 serving from 1995 to 1998 1 In 1995 he became the party s Chairperson serving until 1998 4 At the Northern Ireland Forum election in 1996 he did not stand in a constituency but was elected as one of two regional list candidates for the SDLP 5 but he lost his council seat in 1997 2 References edit a b Alasdair McDonnell pays tribute to ex chairman Jonathan Stephenson BBC News 23 December 2011 a b Belfast City Council Elections 1993 2005 Northern Ireland Elections Politics 97 Social Democratic and Labour Party BBC Political Leaders Northern Ireland Archived 26 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine The 1996 Forum Elections and the Peace Process Northern Ireland Elections Northern Ireland Forum New forum Regional Member1996 1998 Forum dissolved Party political offices Preceded byMark Durkan Chairperson of the Social Democratic and Labour Party1995 1998 Succeeded byJim Lennon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonathan Stephenson amp oldid 1179803972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
