Gordon Dunne
Gordon Dunne | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly forNorth Down | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 9 June 2021[1] | |
| Preceded by | Alan McFarland |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Dunne |
| Member ofNorth Down Borough Council | |
| In office 21 May 1997 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | James White |
| Succeeded by | Council abolished |
| Constituency | Holywood |
| In office 15 May 1985 – 19 May 1993 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | James White |
| Constituency | Holywood |
| In office 20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick White |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | North Down Area D |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1959 Enniskillen,County Fermanagh,Northern Ireland |
| Died | 20 June 2021(aged 62) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist |
Gordon DunneMBE(4 April 1959 – 20 June 2021) was aDemocratic Unionist Party(DUP) politician who was aMember of the Northern Ireland Assembly(MLA) forNorth Downfrom2011until June 2021.[2]
Biography[edit]
Born inEnniskillen,County Fermanagh,[3]Dunne was first elected toNorth Down Borough Councilin the1981 local electionsrepresenting the Holywood area.[4]He was re-elected in1985and1989.[5]He lost his seat in the1993 local electionsbut regained it in1997and sat on the council since then.[6]He resigned from the assembly effective 9 June 2021 for health reasons, and his sonStephenwas subsequently co-opted to the role.[7][1]
On 20 June 2021, eleven days after his resignation, Dunne died of cancer, aged 62.[8][9][10]
References[edit]
- ^abMcCormack, Jayne (9 June 2021)."DUP MLA Gordon Dunne steps down due to serious illness".BBC News.BBC.
- ^NI Assembly elections,BelfastTelegraph.co.uk; accessed 3 March 2017.
- ^"DUP's Gordon Dunne: 'I found it hard to work with Sinn Fein, yet we were able to do that'".Belfasttelegraph.30 April 2018.Retrieved22 June2021.
- ^North Down results 1973-1981,Ark.ac.uk; accessed 11 May 2011
- ^North Down results 1985-1989,Ark.ac.uk; accessed 3 March 2017.
- ^North Down results 1993-2011,Ark.ac.uk; accessed 3 March 2017.
- ^Preston, Allan (16 June 2021)."DUP MLA Gordon Dunne's son to take over his seat at Stormont Assembly".Belfast Telegraph.Retrieved22 June2021.
- ^Preston, Allan (20 June 2021)."Tributes paid as veteran DUP MLA Gordon Dunne dies".The Belfast Telegraph.
- ^Corr, Shauna (20 June 2021)."DUP's Gordon Dunne dies 11 days after resigning as MLA because of illness".Belfast Live.
- ^"DUP Leader pays tribute to Gordon Dunne".Democratic Unionist Party.20 June 2021. Archived fromthe originalon 29 June 2021.Retrieved20 June2021.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related toGordon Dunne.
- Official websiteArchived24 June 2021 at theWayback Machine