Danny Kennedy
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| Danny Kennedy, MLA | |
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| Constituency | Newry and Armagh |
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| Born | July 6, 1959 Newry, Co Down, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Website | http://www.dannykennedy.co.uk |
Danny Kennedy MLA (Born 6 July 1959) is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland and the current deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Assembly Group.
[edit] Background
Kennedy is married with three children. Educated at Newry High School, and was an employee of British Telecom for 20 years before being elected to the Assembly.
Kennedy has served at all levels, both local and within the wider Party organisation of the Ulster Unionist Party, which he joined in 1974. He ran unsuccessfully for the UUP in the Westminster election in 1997, in which he polled over 18,000 votes against Seamus Mallon.
Kennedy was UUP Assembly spokesman for education and chaired the Assembly Committee which both scrutinised and helped frame legislation at Stormont. He also sits on the Northern Ireland Policing Board. Kennedy is a member of his local Presbyterian Church and is a member of the Loyal Orders.
[edit] Political career
- Member of The Northern Ireland Assembly since 1998,
- Previous Chairman of the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Education
- Deputy Leader Ulster Unionist Party
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| Preceded by Sir Reg Empey |
Deputy Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party in the Northern Ireland Assembly 2005 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
