Patsy McGlone explained

Patsy McGlone
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Office:Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Term Start:12 May 2016
Term End:3 February 2024
Predecessor:John Dallat
Successor:Steve Aiken
Office1:Deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
Leader1:Margaret Ritchie
Term Start1:2010
Term End1:2011
Predecessor1:Alasdair McDonnell
Successor1:Dolores Kelly
Constituency Am2:Mid Ulster
Assembly2:Northern Ireland
Term Start2:26 November 2003
Predecessor2:Denis Haughey
Office3:Member of Cookstown District Council
Constituency3:Ballinderry
Term Start3:19 May 1993
Term End3:2009
Predecessor3:Deidre Mayo
Successor3:John O'Neill
Office4:Member of the Northern Ireland Forum
for Mid Ulster
Term Start4:30 May 1996
Term End4:25 April 1998
Birth Date:8 July 1959
Birth Place:Ballinderry, Northern Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:SDLP
Spouse:Geraldine McGlone
Website:Official Website

Patsy McGlone (born 8 July 1959) is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2016 to 2024. He also served as Deputy leader of the SDLP from 2010 to 2011.[1] McGlone has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Mid Ulster since 2003.[2]

Career

From 1993 to 2009, McGlone was also Councillor in Cookstown District Council. He was chairman of the council in 2002–2003 and 2005–2006.In 1996 he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum from Mid-Ulster.[3]

While canvassing for McGlone for the 2011 local and assembly elections, election workers had their car attacked with a petrol bomb by loyalists in Coagh.[4]

On 12 May 2016, McGlone was elected Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Membership of organisations

He was a candidate for the leadership of the SDLP in 2011, after announcing in July that he would stand against party leader Margaret Ritchie.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130505101147/http://www.tyronetimes.co.uk/2617/MidUlster39s-McGlone-is-new-SDLP.6072872.jp McGlone is new SDLP deputy leader
  2. http://www.midulstermail.co.uk/news/McGlone-set-for-deputy-leadership.5915652.jp "McGlone set for deputy leadership"
  3. http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/96mu.htm Northern Ireland elections
  4. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/petrol-bombers-target-sdlp-election-team-15142664.html "Petrol bombers target SDLP election team"