Gordon Mawhinney
Gordon Mawhinney | |
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Deputy leader of the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Antrim | |
In office 20 October 1982 – 1986 | |
Preceded by | Assembly re-established |
Succeeded by | Assembly dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 January 1943 Antrim, Northern Ireland |
Political party | Alliance Party |
Gordon Hugh Mawhinney (born 4 January 1943) is a Northern Irish former politician.
Biography
Mawhinney married Maureen Gribben (born 5 January 1943) on 4 April 1967.
In 1987, Mawhinney was elected as Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party,[1] a position which he held until he resigned in 1991, claiming "health and business reasons".[5] In 1989, he finally won a seat on Newtownabbey Borough Council, in Manse Road[6] In 1993, he won a seat in the successor district of University, but he did not restand in 1997.[7]
References
- ^ a b Who's who in European Politics (1982, p. 406)
- ^ The Local Government Elections 1973–1981: Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ South Antrim 1973–82, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ South Antrim 1983–1992, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Sydney Elliott and William D. Flackes, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory, 1968–1999
- ^ Local Government Elections 1985 – 1989: Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ Newtownabbey Borough Council Elections 1993–2005, Northern Ireland Elections