Patsy McGlone

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Patsy McGlone MLA

Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid-Ulster
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 November 2003
Preceded by	Denis Haughey
Personal details
Political party	Social Democratic and Labour Party
Religion	Catholic
Website	http://www.patsymcglone.com/

Patsy McGlone is a politician from Ballinderry in Northern Ireland. He is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster, and former Deputy Leader of the SDLP (2010-11).^[1] He has been an MLA since 2003.^[2]

From 1993 to 2009, McGlone was also Councillor in Cookstown District Council. He was chairman of the council in 2002-03 and 2005-06. Patsy was a delegate at talks which led to Good Friday Agreement and was a delegate to Forum of Peace and Reconciliation in December 2002.

While canvassing for McGlone for the 2011 local and assembly elections, election workers had their car attacked with a petrol bomb by loyalists in Coagh.^[3]

Membership of organisations

Board Member of Foras na Gaeilge
A member of the EU Structural Funds Monitoring Committee for Northern Ireland
Board Member of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Member of the Northern Ireland Housing Council
Member of the Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN)
Vice Chairman of Loughshore Foot and Mouth Support Group.

He was a candidate for the leadership of the SDLP in 2011, after announcing in July that he would stand against party leader Margaret Ritchie.

References

↑ McGlone is new SDLP deputy leader Tyrone Times
↑ "McGlone set for deputy leadership" MidUlster Mail
↑ "Petrol bombers target SDLP election team" Belfast Telegraph

External links

Official website

Party political offices
Preceded by Eamon Hanna	General Secretary of the Social Democratic and Labour Party 1986–1992	Succeeded by Gerry Cosgrove
Preceded by Alasdair McDonnell	Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party 2010–2011	Succeeded by Dolores Kelly
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by Denis Haughey	MLA for Mid-Ulster 2003 -	Succeeded by Incumbent

Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)

Leadership

Leaders	Gerry Fitt (1970-1979) John Hume (1979-2001) Mark Durkan (2001-2010) Margaret Ritchie (2010-2011) Alasdair McDonnell (2011-present)

Deputy Leaders	John Hume (1970-1979) Seamus Mallon (1979-2001) Bríd Rodgers (2001-2004) Alasdair McDonnell (2004-2010) Patsy McGlone (2010-2011) Dolores Kelly (2011-present)

Chair	Eddie McGrady (1971–1973) Denis Haughey (1973–1978) Bríd Rodgers (1978–1980) Sean Farren (1980–1984) Alban Maginness (1984-1990) Mark Durkan (1990–1995) Jonathan Stephenson (1995–1998) Jim Lennon (1998–2000) Alex Attwood (2000–2004) Patricia Lewsley (2004–2007) Eddie McGrady (2007–2009) Joe Byrne (2009–present)

General Secretary	Paddy Wilson (1970–1972) John Duffy (1972–1975) Dan McAreavey (1975–1980) Don Canning (1980–1981) Bríd Rodgers (1981–1983) Eamon Hanna (1983–1986) Patsy McGlone (1986–1992) Gerry Cosgrove (1992-)

Elected representatives

Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly	Alex Attwood Dominic Bradley Mary Bradley P. J. Bradley Thomas Burns Pól Callaghan John Dallat Tommy Gallagher Dolores Kelly Alban Maginness Alasdair McDonnell Patsy McGlone Declan O'Loan Pat Ramsey Seán Rogers

Members of the UK Parliament	Mark Durkan Alasdair McDonnell Margaret Ritchie

SDLP Youth

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