Mick Murphy (Sinn Féin politician)
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 unsuccessful 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.
Mick Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Forum | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Constituency | South Down |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly | |
| In office 1998–2003 | |
| Succeeded by | Caitríona Ruane |
| Constituency | South Down |
| Councillor on Newry and Mourne District Council | |
| In office 1997–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1942 Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
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.
References
- NI Assembly Biography Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- 1998 NI Assembly Election Results Archived 18 December 2010 at WebCite
| Northern Ireland Forum | ||
|---|---|---|
| New forum | Member for South Down 1996–1998 |
Forum dissolved |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
| New assembly | MLA for South Down 1998–2003 |
Succeeded by Caitríona Ruane |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded by John Feehan |
Mayor of Newry 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Charlie Casey |