Colum Eastwood
| Colum Eastwood MLA | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Colum Eastwood MLA for Foyle | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Foyle | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Pól Callaghan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1983 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | SDLP |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Colum Eastwood (born 30 April 1983) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party politician (MLA) in Northern Ireland who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011.[1]
Eastwood was elected to Derry City Council in 2005, and elected for a one-year term as Mayor of Derry in June 2010. Aged 27, he was the youngest mayor of the city to date.[2]
Following his election to the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2011, Eastwood was appointed SDLP representative on the committee of the Office of First Minister and deputy First Minister. He currently sits on the Northern Ireland Assembly committees on Standards and Privileges and the Environment.
When "a serving British soldier...'desecrated' the memory of those who died on Bloody Sunday by posting an “offensive” slogan on the internet," Colum Eastwood claimed the soldier should be removed from the army without delay[3]
References
- ↑ BBC News - Election 2011
- ↑ Derry City Council
- ↑ "Derry Journal - ‘Sunday’ insult soldier should be kicked out of Army: MLA". Derry Journal. Derry Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Paul Fleming |
Mayor of Derry 2010 - 2011 |
Succeeded by Maurice Devenney |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
| Preceded by Pól Callaghan |
MLA for Foyle 2011 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |