John Fee
| John Fee | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Newry and Armagh | |
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In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | New Creation |
| Succeeded by | Patricia O'Rawe |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 December 1963 Newry, Northern Ireland |
| Died |
11 November 2007 (aged 43) Crossmaglen, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | SDLP |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
John Fitzgerald Fee (7 December 1963 – 10 November 2007) was an Irish nationalist politician from County Armagh who served in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Career
Born in Newry, Fee was educated at St Patrick's Primary School in Crossmaglen and St Colman's College in Newry before attending Queen's University Belfast. He worked as the Editor of the Creggan Historical Journal from 1986 before in 1988 becoming the Parliamentary Research Assistant to Seamus Mallon, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Member of Parliament for Newry and Armagh.
Fee was elected to Newry and Mourne District Council for the SDLP in 1989, and in 1998 was chosen as one of Northern Ireland's representatives on the European Committee of the Regions. He served on the Rural Development Council for Northern Ireland from 1990 to 1994. Fee was attacked by republicans in 1994,[1] shortly after making criticisms of the IRA over a mortar attack carried out in his home village of Crossmaglen.[2]
At the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, he was elected for Newry and Armagh.[3] He sat on the Assembly Commission, which was in charge of the Assembly's organisation and financial management; as such he introduced the Financial Assistance for Political Parties Bill,[4] which became the first Bill to pass into law through the Assembly. He lost his Assembly seat at the 2003 election.[5] He did not contest his council seat in 2005.[6]
Death
John Fee died on 10 November 2007 as a result of a brain tumour.[7]
References
- ↑ CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict 1994
- ↑ Dáil Éireann - Volume 441 - 12 April, 1994 - Adjournment Debate. - Crossmaglen, Armagh, Security.
- ↑ Biography - John Fee, Northern Ireland Assembly
- ↑ Official Report, Northern Ireland Assembly, 6 December 1999.
- ↑ Newry and Armagh, Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ Newry & Mourne District Council Elections, 1993 - 2005, Northern Ireland Elections
- ↑ Former SDLP assembly member dies
Bibliography
- "Who Was Who", A & C Black.
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by New creation |
MLA for Newry and Armagh 1998–2003 |
Succeeded by Patricia O'Rawe |