Naomi Long
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Naomi Long MLA | |
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Assumed office 2003 |
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Constituency | Belfast East |
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Born | December 12, 1971 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Political party | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland |
Website | Alliance profile |
Cllr Naomi Rachel Long MLA (born December 12, 1971) is a Northern Ireland politician.
She is Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast East and Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party.
She has taken over the mantle of John Alderdice by representing Alliance in the Westminster Belfast East elections. At the 2007 election, she more than doubled the party's vote in the constituency, placing second ahead of the Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, however the overall UUP vote was 22%. At 18.8%, her vote share was higher than that even for Alderdice in 1998.
She is a Queen's University of Belfast-certified civil engineer by vocation.
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Preceded by Eileen Bell |
Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2006 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |