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]