Stephen Farry
| Stephen Farry MLA | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Down | |
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Assumed office 7 March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Eileen Bell |
| Minister for Employment and Learning | |
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In office 5 May 2011 – 6 May 2016 | |
| First Minister |
Peter Robinson Arlene Foster |
| deputy First Minister |
Martin McGuinness John O'Dowd (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Danny Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 April 1971 Newtownards, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Alliance |
| Alma mater | Queen's University, Belfast |
Stephen Farry MLA (born 22 April 1971) is an Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politician from Newtownards.
He has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Down since 2007, and was Minister for Employment and Learning in the Northern Ireland Executive until the post was abolished in 2016.
Early career
Farry graduated from Queen's University, Belfast in 1992 with a BSSc in Politics and a PhD in International Relations in 2000. He was elected to the Assembly in the 2007 election for North Down, having first been elected to North Down Borough Council in 1993. In 1996, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.[1]
He is a former General Secretary of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. He was appointed an International Peace Scholar by the US Institute of Peace in 2005. In 2007, he became Mayor of North Down.
References
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Good |
General Secretary of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2000–2007 |
Vacant Position abolished Title next held by Gerry Lynch |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
| Preceded by Eileen Bell |
MLA for North Down 2007–present |
Incumbent |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded by Alan Leslie |
Mayor of North Down 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Leslie Cree |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Danny Kennedy |
Minister for Employment and Learning 2011–2016 |
Position abolished |