Mark Durkan

politician from Northern Ireland (born 1960)

Mark Durkan (born 26 June 1960) is a retired Irish nationalist politician from Northern Ireland. Durkan was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from November 2001 to October 2002. He also was the Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2001 to 2010.[1][2] He unsuccessfully ran for MEP with Fine Gael at the 2019 European Parliament election.[3]

Mark Durkan
Durkan in 2011
2nd deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
In office
6 November 2001 – 14 October 2002
Serving with David Trimble
Preceded bySeamus Mallon
Succeeded byMartin McGuinness
Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
In office
6 November 2001 – 7 February 2010
DeputyBríd Rodgers
Alasdair McDonnell
Preceded byJohn Hume
Succeeded byMargaret Ritchie
Member of Parliament
for Foyle
In office
5 May 2005 – 3 May 2017
Preceded byJohn Hume
Succeeded byElisha McCallion
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Foyle
In office
25 June 1998 – 9 November 2010
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byPól Callaghan
Personal details
Born
John Mark Durkan

(1960-06-26) 26 June 1960 (age 64)
Derry, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFine Gael
SDLP
Spouse(s)Jackie Durkan
ChildrenDearbháil Durkan
ParentsBrendan Durkan
Isobel Durkan
RelativesMark H. Durkan
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
University of Ulster

References

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  1. "Who's Who (UK) profile (subscription required)". Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  2. "Debrett's profile of Mark Durkan". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  3. Sheahan, Fionnán; McQuinn, Cormac (4 March 2019). "'I'm making no pretence here' - Fine Gael European elections candidate Mark Durkan unable to name four streets in Dublin". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.