Michael Coyle (politician)

Michael Coyle
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for East Londonderry
In office
1 September 2002  26 November 2003
Preceded by Arthur Doherty
Succeeded by Francie Brolly
Personal details
Born 5 August 1948
Dungiven
Political party Social Democratic and Labour Party

Michael Coyle (born 5 August 1948) is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.

Born in Dungiven, Coyle attended St Columb's College in Derry and the Belfast College of Technology. He worked as a telephone engineer for British Telecom and in 1993 was co-opted on to Limavady Borough Council as a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) representative.[1]

Following the resignation of Northern Ireland Assembly member Arthur Doherty on 1 September 2002, Coyle was co-opted on to the body, representing East Londonderry. He stood in the constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2003, but was not elected.[2]

References

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by
Arthur Doherty
MLA for Londonderry, East
2002 - 2003
Succeeded by
Francie Brolly