Pat Ramsey Explained

Pat Ramsey should not be confused with Patrick Ramsey.

Pat Ramsey
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Foyle
Assembly:Northern Ireland
Term Start:26 November 2003
Term End:31 December 2015
Predecessor:John Tierney
Successor:Gerard Diver
Birth Date:4 November 1958
Birth Place:Derry, Northern Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:SDLP
Spouse:Chris Ramsey
Children:3 children; 1 son and 2 daughters: Patrick, Michelle and Aine.
Website:Official website

Pat Ramsey is a retired Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician from Derry, Northern Ireland. He is a former Mayor of Derry, and was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Foyle from 2003 to 2015, when he stood down.He is the current SDLP Spokesperson for Employment and Learning, and is Chief Whip of the Party. He is a member of several All-Party Groups, such as Diabetes, Learning Disability, and Pro-life.

He has been subject to numerous attacks on his home in the Bogside and his young daughter was injured in an attack on his office. The attackers were reported to be dissident republicans.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6262335.stm Attack on Pat Ramsey blamed on dissident republicans