Annie Courtney is an Irish former Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Foyle from 2000 to 2003.
Annie Courtney | |
|---|---|
| Member of Derry City Council | |
| In office 15 May 1985 – 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Liam Boyle |
| Constituency | Rural |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Foyle | |
| In office 1 December 2000 – 26 November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | John Hume |
| Succeeded by | Mary Bradley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Independent (from 2003) |
| Other political affiliations | SDLP (until 2003) |
Career
editCourtney became a nurse in Derry. Courtney joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), was elected to Derry City Council in 1985, and served as Mayor of Derry in 1993. Courtney retired from nursing in 1997.[1]
When SDLP leader John Hume resigned from the Northern Ireland Assembly, effective from December 2000, Courtney was co-opted as his replacement, representing Foyle.[2] Courtney was keen to contest the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election for the party, but did not gain the SDLP's nomination. As a result, she resigned from the party in April 2003 and instead sat as an independent.[3] Courtney stood as an independent in the election,[4] but took only 802 votes and was not elected.[5]
References
edit- ^ Biography – Annie Courtney MLA, Northern Ireland Assembly Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Courtney takes up Hume's assembly seat", The Irish Times, 11 December 2000
- ^ "Annie Courtney resigns from SDLP Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine", 4NI.co.uk, 1 April 2003
- ^ "Courtney stands as independent Archived 23 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine", BBC News
- ^ Foyle 2003 Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Ireland Elections