G. B. Newe
Gerard Benedict "G.B." Newe, CBE, M.A., D.Litt (5 February 1907 — 25 October 1982) was a Northern Irish Roman Catholic Unionist[1] politician and prominent Catholic layperson.
Biography
Born at Cushendall, County Antrim, Newe attended St. Malachy's College. A journalist, Newe edited The Ulster Farmer from 1931 to 1967.[2] He helped to establish the Northern Ireland Council of Social Service and was Secretary of the group from 1948 to 1972.[2] He was also a founder of the cross-community Protestant and Catholic Encounter Group.[2] He was awarded an honorary MA by Queen's University Belfast in 1967.[3]
Political career
Newe served as Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Government from 1971-72.[4] Although not a member of the parliament, he was appointed by Brian Faulkner as part of an attempt to liberalise the government of Northern Ireland. Newe was the only Catholic to serve as a minister in the original Stormont government.[5] He was appointed to Her Majesty's Privy Council of Northern Ireland on 27 October 1971 at Government House, Hillsborough.[6]
Awards
- Named as OBE
References
- ↑ Laura Cahillane, James Gallen, Tom Hickey, Judges, Politics and the Irish Constitution, Oxford University Press, 2017, ISBN 1526108208, pp. 199-200
- 1 2 3 Chris Cook, The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources Since 1945, Routledge, 2012, ISBN 1136509623, p. 147
- ↑ QUB Honorary Degrees 1871-2016
- ↑ Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) biography
- ↑ Alvin Jackson, Home Rule: An Irish History, 1800-2000, Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 019522048X, p. 249
- ↑ The Belfast Gazette, 5 November 1971
External links
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New office | Minister of State, Department of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland 1971–1972 |
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