- John Dallat
John Dallat (b.
24 March 1947 ,Rasharkin ,County Antrim ) is anNorthern Irish politician .He attended Coleraine College of Further Education, the North West College of Further and Higher Education, the
University of Ulster andUniversity College, Galway before becoming ateacher ofbusiness studies .Dallat joined the
Social Democratic and Labour Party and was elected toColeraine Borough Council in 1977. From 2001-02, he was the firstIrish nationalist Mayor ofColeraine .Dallat was elected to the
Northern Ireland Assembly for East Londonderry in 1998 and held his seat in 2003. At the 2001 and2005 UK general election s, he unsuccessfully contested the Westminster seat of East Londonderry.He is a member of the
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul .References
* [http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/members/biogs_03/dallat_j.htm Northern Ireland Assembly - Biographies - John Dallat]
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