Joe Byrne | |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for West Tyrone | |
In office 25 June 1998 –26 November 2003 | |
Preceded by | New Creation |
Succeeded by | Kieran Deeny |
In office 5 May 2011 –31 December 2015 | |
Preceded by | Kieran Deeny |
Succeeded by | Daniel McCrossan |
Member of Omagh District Council | |
In office 7 June 2001 –5 May 2005 | |
Preceded by | Vicent Campbell |
Succeeded by | Marty McColgan |
Constituency | Omagh Town |
In office 21 May 1997 –7 June 2001 | |
Preceded by | Brian McGrath |
Succeeded by | Barney McAteer |
Constituency | Mid Tyrone |
In office 19 May 1993 –21 May 1997 | |
Preceded by | Stanley Johnston |
Succeeded by | Vincent Campbell |
Constituency | Omagh Town |
Northern Ireland Forum Member for West Tyrone | |
In office 30 May 1996 –25 April 1998 | |
Preceded by | New forum |
Succeeded by | Forum dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | 29 November 1953
Political party | SDLP |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Joe Byrne (born 29 November 1953) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for West Tyrone between 1998 and 2003,and again from 2011 to 2015.
After studying economics at Queen's University Belfast,Byrne became a college lecturer. He also joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP),and in 1993 was elected to Omagh District Council,becoming chairman in 1997. [2]
In 1996,Byrne was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum representing West Tyrone. [2] He was appointed to the Northern Ireland Policing Board and was only 1,161 votes away from taking the Westminster seat of West Tyrone at the 1997 general election. [3]
He held his seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, [2] but was not re-elected in 2003. [3] In 2005,he also lost his seat on the council. [4] In 2009,he was appointed Chairperson of the SDLP and was re-elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2011.
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