Tommy Gallagher (politician) explained

Tommy Gallagher
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Constituency Am:Fermanagh & South Tyrone
Assembly:Northern Ireland
Term Start:25 June 1998
Term End:5 May 2011
Predecessor:New Creation
Successor:Phil Flanagan
Office1:Member of
Fermanagh District Council
Constituency1:Erne North
Term Start1:19 May 1989
Term End1:7 June 2001
Predecessor1:Stephen Maguire
Successor1:John O'Kane
Office2:Northern Ireland Forum Member
for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Term Start2:30 May 1996
Term End2:25 April 1998
Predecessor2:New forum
Successor2:Forum dissolved
Birth Date:17 August 1942
Birth Place:Ballyshannon, Ireland
Party:Social Democratic and Labour Party
Alma Mater:Queen's University Belfast

Tommy Gallagher (born 17 August 1942) is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 1998 to 2011.

Background

Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Gallagher attended Queen's University Belfast before becoming a teacher in Belleek, County Fermanagh.

Gallagher was elected to represent the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, and held his seat on the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998 and 2003 and 2007, however lost his seat in 2011.

Gallagher has stood unsuccessfully for the Westminster seat of Fermanagh and South Tyrone in each general election between 1992 and 2005.

His nephew Raymond played Gaelic football for the Fermanagh county team.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: The Late Raymond Gallagher. Hogan Stand. 30 June 2007.