Alex Attwood
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| Alex Attwood, MLA | |
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| Constituency | West Belfast |
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| Born | April 26, 1959 (age 47) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Spouse | Orla Attwood |
| Website | Attwood SDLP |
Alex Attwood MLA (Born 26 April 1959) is a Northern Ireland politician. He is a Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA and is also SDLP Chair.
He was educated at Queen's University, Belfast and is a solicitor in Belfast.
Attwood has been a member of Belfast City Council for Upper Falls, West Belfast since 1985. He was a former Leader of the SDLP Belfast City Council Group. In 1997 he led negotiations for the first Nationalist Mayor of Belfast.
In 1997, he was appointed by John Hume to the Dublin Forum for Peace and Reconciliation. Attwood was a member of the SDLP Talks Team, playing a key negotiating role on policing, human rights and justice issues.
He was elected to Northern Ireland Assembly in June 1998. Attwood is the SDLP spokesperson on policing and has played a key role in negotiations on the Policing Bill.
He was appointed to the Northern Ireland Policing Board in September 2001.
