John Dallat
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John Dallat (b. 24 March 1947, Rasharkin, County Antrim) is an Northern Irish politician.
He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the University of Ulster and University College, Galway before becoming a teacher of business studies.
Dallat joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party and was elected to Coleraine Borough Council in 1977. From 2000-01, he was the first Irish nationalist Mayor of Coleraine.
Dallat was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Londonderry in 1998 and held his seat in 2003. At the 2001 and 2005 UK general elections, he unsuccessfully contested the Westminster seat of East Londonderry.
He is a member of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
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