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| name=Pat McNamee |
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|name = Pat McNamee |
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|caption = Pat McNamee (2019) |
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| birth_date=[[12 February]] [[1957]] |
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| office = Member of [[Armagh City and District Council]] |
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| birth_place=[[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]] |
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| constituency=[[Armagh ( )|Armagh]] |
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| term_start = 7 June 2001 |
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| party=[[Sinn Féin]] |
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| term_end = 5 May 2005 |
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| office=Member of the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] |
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| predecessor = Séan McGirr |
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| successor = Noel Sheridan |
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|constituency_AM1 = [[Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)|Newry and Armagh]] |
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| term_start2=2005 |
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|assembly1 = Northern Ireland |
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| term_end=present |
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|term_start1 = 25 June 1998 |
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|term_end1 = 26 November 2003 |
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|predecessor1 = [[Belfast Agreement|''New Creation'']] |
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|successor1 = [[Davy Hyland]] |
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| office2 = Member of [[Newry and Mourne District Council]] |
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| constituency2 = [[Slieve Gullion (District Electoral Area)|Slieve Gullion]] |
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| term_start2 = 21 May 1997 |
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| term_end2 = 7 June 2001 |
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| predecessor2 = [[Jim McAllister]] |
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| successor2 = Terry Hearty |
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| office3 = [[Northern Ireland Forum|Member of the Northern Ireland Forum]] <br/> for [[Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)|Newry and Armagh]] |
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| term_start3 = 30 May 1996 |
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| term_end3 = 25 April 1998 |
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| predecessor3 = ''Forum created'' |
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| successor3 = ''Forum dissolved'' |
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|02|12|df=yes}} |
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|birth_place = [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]] |
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|party = [[Independent Nationalist]] (since 2005) |
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|otherparty = [[Sinn Féin]] (until 2005) |
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'''Pat McNamee''' is an Irish nationalist politician in [[Northern Ireland]] who was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for [[Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)|Newry and Armagh]] from [[1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election|1998]] to [[2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election|2003]]. |
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Formerly a member of [[Sinn Féin]], McNamee was a [[Newry and Mourne District|Newry and Mourne councillor]] for the [[Slieve Gullion (District Electoral Area)|Slieve Gullion DEA]] from [[1997 Newry and Mourne District Council election|1997]] until [[2001 Newry and Mourne District Council election|2001]]. |
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'''Pat McNamee''' is a nationalist politician in [[Northern Ireland]]. He was elected in the [[Northern Ireland Assembly Election, 1998|1998 election]] to the [[Northern Ireland Assembly]] as a [[Sinn Fein]] member for [[Newry & Armagh (Assembly constituency)|Newry & Armagh]].<ref>[http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/members/biogs/mmurphy.htm NI Assembly Biography of Pat McNamee]</ref> |
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McNamee was educated at St Patrick's College, Armagh, Abbey Grammar School, Newry and at University of Ulster. McNamee was also a Member of Northern Ireland Forum, 1996-2001 and a |
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He moved to [[Armagh City and District Council]] in [[2001 Armagh City and District Council election|2001]], in which he was elected for the [[Armagh (District Electoral Area)|Armagh City DEA]]. |
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Member of Newry & Mourne District Council, 1997-2001. |
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He stood down from elected politics in [[2005 Armagh City and District Council election|2005]], and is no longer a member of any political party. |
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==Background== |
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McNamee was educated at St Patrick's College, Armagh, Abbey Grammar School, Newry and at the [[University of Ulster]]. |
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As a member of [[Sinn Féin]], his first electoral success was as a representative on the [[Northern Ireland Forum]], representing [[Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)|Newry and Armagh]] from the forum's creation in 1996, until it was dissolved in 1998. |
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The [[1997 Northern Ireland local elections|following year]], McNamee was elected onto [[Newry and Mourne District Council]], representing the [[Slieve Gullion (District Electoral Area)|Slieve Gullion District]]. |
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At the [[1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election]], he was elected to the Assembly for Newry and Armagh.<ref>[http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/members/biogs/mmurphy.htm NI Assembly Biography of Pat McNamee] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090112/http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/members/biogs/mmurphy.htm |date=29 September 2007 }}</ref> |
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At the [[2001 Northern Ireland local elections|2001 local elections]], McNamee was elected to [[Armagh City and District Council]], representing [[Armagh (District Electoral Area)|Armagh City]]. |
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He did not stand for re-election to the Assembly in [[2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election|2003]], and resigned from Sinn Fein ahead of the [[2005 Northern Ireland local elections|2005 local elections]], during which he stood down as a councillor. |
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When Paul Quinn (21) of [[Cullyhanna]] was brutally beaten to death by a gang of men wearing balaclavas and overalls in October 2007, McNamee joined the Quinn Support Group to seek justice for his family. |
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He contributed to a Spotlight programme on BBC in November 2007 and stated that he believed that 'members of the provisional IRA were responsible for Paul Quinn's death |
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Latest revision as of 18:36, 26 June 2024
Pat McNamee | |
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Member of Armagh City and District Council | |
In office 7 June 2001 – 5 May 2005 | |
Preceded by | Séan McGirr |
Succeeded by | Noel Sheridan |
Constituency | Armagh City |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Newry and Armagh | |
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003 | |
Preceded by | New Creation |
Succeeded by | Davy Hyland |
Member of Newry and Mourne District Council | |
In office 21 May 1997 – 7 June 2001 | |
Preceded by | Jim McAllister |
Succeeded by | Terry Hearty |
Constituency | Slieve Gullion |
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Newry and Armagh | |
In office 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998 | |
Preceded by | Forum created |
Succeeded by | Forum dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | County Down, Northern Ireland | 12 February 1957
Political party | Independent Nationalist (since 2005) |
Other political affiliations | Sinn Féin (until 2005) |
Pat McNamee is an Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Newry and Armagh from 1998 to 2003.
Formerly a member of Sinn Féin, McNamee was a Newry and Mourne councillor for the Slieve Gullion DEA from 1997 until 2001.
He moved to Armagh City and District Council in 2001, in which he was elected for the Armagh City DEA. He stood down from elected politics in 2005, and is no longer a member of any political party.
Background
[edit]McNamee was educated at St Patrick's College, Armagh, Abbey Grammar School, Newry and at the University of Ulster.
As a member of Sinn Féin, his first electoral success was as a representative on the Northern Ireland Forum, representing Newry and Armagh from the forum's creation in 1996, until it was dissolved in 1998.
The following year, McNamee was elected onto Newry and Mourne District Council, representing the Slieve Gullion District.
At the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, he was elected to the Assembly for Newry and Armagh.[1]
At the 2001 local elections, McNamee was elected to Armagh City and District Council, representing Armagh City.
He did not stand for re-election to the Assembly in 2003, and resigned from Sinn Fein ahead of the 2005 local elections, during which he stood down as a councillor.
When Paul Quinn (21) of Cullyhanna was brutally beaten to death by a gang of men wearing balaclavas and overalls in October 2007, McNamee joined the Quinn Support Group to seek justice for his family.
He contributed to a Spotlight programme on BBC in November 2007 and stated that he believed that 'members of the provisional IRA were responsible for Paul Quinn's death
References
[edit]- ^ NI Assembly Biography of Pat McNamee Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine