Mick Murphy (Sinn Féin politician)
| Mick Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Forum | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Constituency | South Down |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly | |
| In office 1998 – present | |
| Constituency | South Down |
| Councillor on Newry and Mourne District Council | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1942 Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
Michael Murphy (born 6 February 1942) is an Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. Active in Irish republicanism after getting involved with the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association of the 1960s, he worked as a publican. In 1996 he was elected as a member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Sinn Féin in South Down. Murphy was the Sinn Féin candidate for South Down in the 1997 election to the United Kingdom Parliament; a few months later he was elected to Newry and Mourne District Council.
He was then elected from the same constituency to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998.[1][2] He was Sinn Féin spokesperson on Housing. He was again elected as a councillor for Newry and Mourne District Council from the Crotlieve electoral area in 2005.
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| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by New creation |
MLA for Down South 1998 - 2003 |
Succeeded by Caitriona Ruane |