Danny Kennedy
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Danny Kennedy MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

 (born 6 July 1959) is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 a former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...

 (UUP) Assembly Group and current Minister for Regional Development.

Background

Kennedy is married with three children; Steven, Phillip and Hannah. He was educated at Newry High School
Newry High School
Newry High School is a secondary school in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board area.The school was founded as Newry Intermediate School, changing its name to Newry Grammar School in 1948...

, and was an employee of British Telecom for 20 years before being elected to the Assembly.

Kennedy has served at all levels, both local and within the wider party organisation of the Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...

, which he joined in 1974. He ran unsuccessfully for the UUP in the Westminster election in 1997, in which he polled over 18,000 votes against Seamus Mallon
Seamus Mallon
Seamus Frederick Mallon born 17 August 1936, in Markethill, County Armagh, is an Irish politician and former Deputy Leader of the nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland...

.

Kennedy was UUP Assembly spokesman for education and chaired the Assembly Committee which both scrutinised and helped frame legislation at Stormont between 1998 and 2002. On the restoration of devolution in 2007 he became chairman of the Assembly Committee
Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
The Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister was established to advise and assist the First Minister and deputy First Minister, on matters within their responsibilities as Ministers...

 scrutinising the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive with overall responsibility for the running of the Executive...

. His performance in this office earned him the award for best Committee Chair from Northern Ireland blog Slugger O'Toole
Slugger O'Toole
Slugger O'Toole is a weblog started in June 2002 by political analyst Mick Fealty. It began life as Letter to Slugger O'Toole, focused primarily on news and comment about Northern Ireland...

 in 2008.

Kennedy is a member of his local Presbyterian church and is a member of the Orange Order.

Political career

  • Member of The Northern Ireland Assembly since 1998
  • Previous Chairman of the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Education
  • Deputy Leader Ulster Unionist Party

External links


Danny Kennedy MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

 (born 6 July 1959) is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 a former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...

 (UUP) Assembly Group and current Minister for Regional Development.

Background

Kennedy is married with three children; Steven, Phillip and Hannah. He was educated at Newry High School
Newry High School
Newry High School is a secondary school in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board area.The school was founded as Newry Intermediate School, changing its name to Newry Grammar School in 1948...

, and was an employee of British Telecom for 20 years before being elected to the Assembly.

Kennedy has served at all levels, both local and within the wider party organisation of the Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...

, which he joined in 1974. He ran unsuccessfully for the UUP in the Westminster election in 1997, in which he polled over 18,000 votes against Seamus Mallon
Seamus Mallon
Seamus Frederick Mallon born 17 August 1936, in Markethill, County Armagh, is an Irish politician and former Deputy Leader of the nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland...

.

Kennedy was UUP Assembly spokesman for education and chaired the Assembly Committee which both scrutinised and helped frame legislation at Stormont between 1998 and 2002. On the restoration of devolution in 2007 he became chairman of the Assembly Committee
Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
The Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister was established to advise and assist the First Minister and deputy First Minister, on matters within their responsibilities as Ministers...

 scrutinising the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive with overall responsibility for the running of the Executive...

. His performance in this office earned him the award for best Committee Chair from Northern Ireland blog Slugger O'Toole
Slugger O'Toole
Slugger O'Toole is a weblog started in June 2002 by political analyst Mick Fealty. It began life as Letter to Slugger O'Toole, focused primarily on news and comment about Northern Ireland...

 in 2008.

Kennedy is a member of his local Presbyterian church and is a member of the Orange Order.

Political career

  • Member of The Northern Ireland Assembly since 1998
  • Previous Chairman of the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Education
  • Deputy Leader Ulster Unionist Party

External links


Danny Kennedy MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

 (born 6 July 1959) is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 a former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...

 (UUP) Assembly Group and current Minister for Regional Development.

Background

Kennedy is married with three children; Steven, Phillip and Hannah. He was educated at Newry High School
Newry High School
Newry High School is a secondary school in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board area.The school was founded as Newry Intermediate School, changing its name to Newry Grammar School in 1948...

, and was an employee of British Telecom for 20 years before being elected to the Assembly.

Kennedy has served at all levels, both local and within the wider party organisation of the Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...

, which he joined in 1974. He ran unsuccessfully for the UUP in the Westminster election in 1997, in which he polled over 18,000 votes against Seamus Mallon
Seamus Mallon
Seamus Frederick Mallon born 17 August 1936, in Markethill, County Armagh, is an Irish politician and former Deputy Leader of the nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland...

.

Kennedy was UUP Assembly spokesman for education and chaired the Assembly Committee which both scrutinised and helped frame legislation at Stormont between 1998 and 2002. On the restoration of devolution in 2007 he became chairman of the Assembly Committee
Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
The Committee for the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister was established to advise and assist the First Minister and deputy First Minister, on matters within their responsibilities as Ministers...

 scrutinising the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister
The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive with overall responsibility for the running of the Executive...

. His performance in this office earned him the award for best Committee Chair from Northern Ireland blog Slugger O'Toole
Slugger O'Toole
Slugger O'Toole is a weblog started in June 2002 by political analyst Mick Fealty. It began life as Letter to Slugger O'Toole, focused primarily on news and comment about Northern Ireland...

 in 2008.

Kennedy is a member of his local Presbyterian church and is a member of the Orange Order.

Political career

  • Member of The Northern Ireland Assembly since 1998
  • Previous Chairman of the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee on Education
  • Deputy Leader Ulster Unionist Party

External links

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