Stephen Farry

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Stephen Farry MLA

Minister for Employment and Learning
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2011
Preceded by	Danny Kennedy
Assembly Member for North Down
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 March 2007
Preceded by	Eileen Bell
Personal details
Born	(1971-04-22) 22 April 1971 Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland
Political party	Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Alma mater	Queen's University, Belfast
Portfolio	Minister for Employment and Learning
Website	Stephen Farry MLA

Stephen Farry MLA (born 22 April 1971) is politician from Newtownards, Northern Ireland. He is Minister for Employment and Learning in the Northern Ireland Executive and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.^[1] He represents North Down and is a member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.

Early career

Farry graduated from Queen's University, Belfast in 1992 with a BSSc in Politics and a PhD in International Relations in 2000.

He was elected to the Assembly in the 2007 election for North Down, having first been elected to North Down Borough Council in 1993. He is a former General Secretary of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. He was appointed an International Peace Scholar by the US Institute of Peace in 2005. In 2007, he became Mayor of North Down.

References

↑ "The Minister - Stephen Farry". Department for Employment and Learning.

Party political offices
Preceded by Richard Good	General Secretary of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2000–2007	Succeeded by Position abolished Next holder: Gerry Lynch
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by Eileen Bell	MLA for Down North 2007 -	Succeeded by Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Alan Leslie	Mayor of North Down 2007–2008	Succeeded by Leslie Cree
Preceded by Danny Kennedy	Minister for Employment and Learning 2011 -	Succeeded by Incumbent

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

Leadership

Leaders	Oliver Napier and Bob Cooper (1970–1972) Phelim O'Neill (1972, acting) Oliver Napier (1973–1984) John Cushnahan (1984–1987) John Alderdice (1987–1998) Séan Neeson (1998–2001) David Ford (2001–present)

Deputy Leaders	Bob Cooper (1974–1976) Basil Glass (1976–1980) David Cook (1980–1984) Addie Morrow (1984–1987) Gordon Mawhinney (1987–1991) Seamus Close (1991–2001) Eileen Bell (2001–2006) Naomi Long (2006–present)

General Secretaries	Grace Wilson (1970–1972) Bob Cooper (1972–1974) John Cushnahan (1974–1982) Eileen Bell (1986–1990) David Ford (1990–1998) Richard Good (1998–2000) Stephen Farry (2000–2007) Stephen Douglas (2010–2011) Sharon Lowry (2011-present

Elected representatives

Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly	Judith Cochrane Stewart Dickson Stephen Farry David Ford Anna Lo Trevor Lunn Chris Lyttle Kieran McCarthy Sean Neeson

Members of the UK Parliament	Naomi Long

Young Alliance

History and
related organisations

Persondata
Name	Farry, Stephen
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	22 April 1971
Place of birth	Newtownards
Date of death
Place of death

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