- Kieran McCarthy
Infobox Politician
name=Kieran McCarthy MLA
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term_start=1998
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birth_date=birth date and age|1942|9|9
birth_place=Kircubbin ,Northern Ireland
constituency=Strangford
party=Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
office=MLA
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website= [http://www.allianceparty.org/pages/people-MCCARTHY-Kieran.html Alliance profile]Kieran McCarthy (born
9 September ,1942 ) is aNorthern Ireland politician, member of theNorthern Ireland Assembly for Strangford and Assembly chief whip for the Alliance Party.McCarthy was born in
Newtownards and worked as a draper. In 1985 he was first elected toArds Borough Council . In 1990 he became aJustice of the Peace . He was then elected to theNorthern Ireland Peace Forum in 1996 from Strangford and has subsequently won a Northern Ireland Assembly seat there in all three elections to that body. In the 2007 elections his seat was targeted by theSocial Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) [http://votesdlp.blogspot.com/2007/02/tribune-identifies-key-targets-for-sdlp.html] , but he won easily with a significantly increased vote.He has stated his appreciation for the
Good Friday Agreement on a number of occasions, but believes a more party-aligned/devolved agreement would work more effectively.McCarthy has stated his strong dislike for
Direct Rule , causing a major democratic deficit, and is against the supposedly aggressive governing from theSecretary of State for Northern Ireland ,Peter Hain .
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