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John Tierney (Irish politician)

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John Tierney
Mayor of Derry
In office
1984–1985
Preceded byLen Green
Succeeded byJohn McNickle
Member of Derry City Council
In office
26 September 2007 – 25 September 2013
Succeeded byShauna Cusack
ConstituencyNorthland
In office
15 May 1985 – 7 June 2001
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byHelen Quigley
ConstituencyNorthland
In office
20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985
Preceded byRaymond McClean
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyLondonderry Area D
Chief whip of the SDLP in the Northern Ireland Assembly
In office
2002 – 26 November 2003
LeaderMark Durkan
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Foyle
In office
25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byPat Ramsey
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum
for Foyle
In office
30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Personal details
Born (1951-12-09) 9 December 1951 (age 72)
Derry, Northern Ireland
Political partySocial Democratic and Labour Party

John Tierney (born 9 December 1951) is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Foyle from 1998 to 2003.

Early life and career

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Born in Derry, Tierney worked as a tool setter before joining the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). He was elected to Derry City Council in 1981, and served as the Mayor of Derry in 1984. In 1996, Tierney was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum for Foyle, and he held his seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election. He stood down from the Council in 2001, while the following year, he became the whip of the SDLP group on the Assembly.[1]

Tierney stood down from the Assembly at the 2003 election,[2] and in 2007 was co-opted back on to Derry City Council.[3]

References

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Civic offices
Preceded by
Leonard Green
Mayor of Derry
1984–1985
Succeeded by
John McNickle
Northern Ireland Forum
New forum Member for Foyle
1996–1998
Forum dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly MLA for Foyle
1998–2003
Succeeded by