Posts tagged ‘Political Platform’
Political Platform: Francie Molloy MLA
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010Mid Ulster Sinn Féin MLA Francie Molloy is a Deputy Speaker in the Assembly, a member of the Agriculture Committee and sits on the Committee of the Regions. He was elected to Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council in 1985 and to the Assembly in 1998. Married with four children and eight grandchildren, Francie was a welding engineer before taking up politics. How did you get involved in politics? I first got involved in politics through the Republican Clubs. My family home had always been a debating chamber and world politics were always discussed whenever two or more were in the...[full story]
Political Platform: Roy Beggs MLA
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010Roy Beggs was elected as an Ulster Unionist MLA for East Antrim in 1998. In 2001 he was elected to Carrickfergus Borough Council, representing the Knockagh Monument area. A former production manager, he sits on the Assembly’s Environment Committee and is the Deputy Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. He is Chairman of the All Party Group for the Community and Voluntary Sector. Roy is married with three children. How did you get started in politics? My dad was elected as a local councillor when I was still at primary school, and so throughout my early years I followed his...[full story]
Political Platform: Kieran McCarthy MLA
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Strangford MLA Kieran McCarthy is Alliance’s Chief Whip and spokesman on health, and culture, arts and leisure. An Ards Borough councillor for the Peninsula ward since 1985, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum for the constituency in 1996 and has served in the Assembly from 1998. Kieran is married with two sons and two daughters. What path did you take into politics? I joined a local community association in Kircubbin in 1973 to try and improve facilities and the appearance of the village. At the time Lord Dunleath was an Alliance councillor. He had an advice office in Kircubbin...[full story]
Political Platform: Peter Weir MLA
Friday, July 9th, 2010One of the few to take the route, Peter Weir was elected as an MLA before he sat in the council chamber. He was returned for the UUP to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996 and elected to Stormont in 1998, but left to join the DUP in 2002. Peter has served on North Down Borough Council for Ballyholme and Groomsport since 2005. A former barrister, the Bangor man also sits on the Employment and Learning and Environment Committees. How did you get started in politics? I had an interest in politics from a young age, and although there were no direct family connections with any political party,...[full story]
Political Platform: Billy Armstrong MLA
Friday, May 14th, 2010Farmer and UUP MLA Billy Armstrong first joined the party in 1965. He was elected to the Assembly for Mid Ulster in 1998 and currently sits on the Business and Social Development committees. He is also deputy whip. Billy is married with four children. How did you become interested in politics? I have always had an interest in politics and was first elected into office within the Mid Ulster Ulster Unionist Constituency Association in 1995 as treasurer. This co-incided with significant boundary changes for the area. A dairy farmer all my life, I was always very active within the community...[full story]
Political Platform: Sue Ramsey MLA
Monday, March 1st, 2010Sue Ramsey is one of Sinn Féin’s five West Belfast MLAs. Her political career started on Lisburn Borough Council as a councillor representing Dunmurry Cross in 1997, a seat she held until standing down in 2005. Elected to Stormont for West Belfast in 1998, she lost her seat in the 2003 election but regained it by cooption the next year. Previously a chef, Sue chairs the Employment and Learning Committee and also sits on the Assembly’s Health Committee. She is the party’s spokeswoman on employment and learning, and also children and young people. How did you become interested in...[full story]
