Gerard Diver | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly for Foyle | |
In office 7 January 2016 – 30 March 2016 | |
Preceded by | Pat Ramsey |
Succeeded by | Eamon McCann |
Member of Derry City and Strabane District Council | |
In office 22 May 2014 – 7 January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Council created |
Succeeded by | Tina Gardiner |
Constituency | Waterside |
Member of Derry City Council | |
In office 7 June 2001 – 22 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | James Guy |
Succeeded by | Council abolished |
Constituency | Waterside |
Personal details | |
Born | Derry, Northern Ireland | 1 January 1965
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | SDLP |
Occupation | Politician |
Gerard Diver (born 1 January 1965)[1] is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Foyle between January and March 2016.
Political career
[edit]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.[citation needed] 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
[edit]- ^ "AIMS Portal / MLAs / Committee Details / Mr Gerard Diver". niassembly.gov.uk. Northern Ireland Assembly Commission. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "People - Gerard Diver". sdlp.ie. SDLP. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "SDLP: Diver to replace Ramsey as MLA and 'focus on job creation'". bbc.com. BBC. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2018.