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Arthur Doherty

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Arthur Doherty
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Londonderry, East
In office
25 June 1998 – 1 September 2002
Preceded byNew Creation
Succeeded byMichael Coyle
Mayor of Limavady
In office
1993–1994
Member of Limavady Borough Council
In office
15 May 1985 – 7 June 2001
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byGerry Mullan
ConstituencyBellarena
In office
18 May 1977 – 15 May 1985
Preceded byJames Boylan
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyLimavady Area A
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum
for East Londonderry
In office
30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Personal details
Born(1932-01-19)19 January 1932
County Donegal, Ireland
Died6 February 2003(2003-02-06) (aged 71)
Political partySocial Democratic and Labour Party

Arthur Doherty (19 January 1932 – 6 February 2003) was a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician, who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry from 1998 to 2002.

Background

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Born in County Donegal, Doherty studied in Strabane, then at St Columb's College in Derry before becoming a teacher. He later studied Education and Arts and Design at the University of Ulster and became active in the Irish National Teachers Organisation.[1]

Political career

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Doherty was involved in the civil rights movement, and joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), later serving on its executive.[2] He was elected to Limavady Borough Council in 1977, serving as Mayor of Limavady in 1993. In 1996, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum representing East Londonderry, and he held his seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election.[1] He resigned from the Assembly with effect from 1 September 2002 and was replaced by Michael Coyle.[3] He died the following year, after a short illness.[2]

References

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Northern Ireland Forum
New forum Member for East Londonderry
1996–1998
Forum dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly MLA for East Londonderry
1998–2002
Succeeded by