Gerard Diver

Gerard Diver (born 1 January 1965)[1] is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who served as an MLA in the Northern Ireland Assembly, representing Foyle in early 2016.

Gerard Diver
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Foyle
In office
7 January 2016  30 March 2016
Preceded byPat Ramsey
Succeeded byEamon McCann
Personal details
Born (1965-01-01) 1 January 1965
Derry, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySDLP
OccupationPolitician

Diver was first elected to Derry City Council in 2001, representing the DEA of Waterside in Derry. From 2008 to 2009, Diver served as Mayor of Derry.[2] In 2014, after the boundary changes, Diver was re-elected onto the newly formed Derry City and Strabane District Council. In 2015, veteran SDLP MLA Pat Ramsey announced his retirement from the Northern Ireland Assembly; Diver was selected as his replacement and co-opted onto Ramsey's seat in early 2016.[3]

References

  1. "AIMS Portal / MLAs / Committee Details / Mr Gerard Diver". niassembly.gov.uk. Northern Ireland Assembly Commission. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. "People - Gerard Diver". sdlp.ie. SDLP. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. "SDLP: Diver to replace Ramsey as MLA and 'focus on job creation'". bbc.com. BBC. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Drew Thompson
Mayor of Derry
2008–2009
Succeeded by
Paul Fleming
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by
Pat Ramsey
MLA for Foyle
2015–2016
Succeeded by
Eamonn McCann

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