David Ford | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 12 April 2010 – 6 May 2016 | |
First Minister | Peter Robinson (FM) Martin McGuinness (dFM) |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Claire Sugden |
Leader of the Alliance Party | |
In office 6 October 2001 – 6 October 2016 | |
Deputy | Eileen Bell Naomi Long |
Preceded by | Seán Neeson |
Succeeded by | Naomi Long |
Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Antrim | |
In office 25 June 1998 – 25 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | John Blair |
Member of Antrim Borough Council | |
In office 5 May 2005 – 5 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Sean McKee |
Succeeded by | Neil Kelly |
Constituency | Antrim Town |
In office 19 May 1993 – 7 June 2001 | |
Preceded by | Roy Stinson |
Succeeded by | Martin McManus |
Constituency | Antrim South East |
Personal details | |
Born | Orpington, Kent, England, UK | 24 February 1951
Political party | Alliance |
Spouse | Anne Ford |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Social Worker |
Website | Official webpage |
David Ford (born 24 February 1951) is a former Northern Irish politician, who was leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland from October 2001 until October 2016 and was Northern Ireland Minister of Justice from April 2010 until May 2016.[1] He was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim from 1998 to 2018.