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Richie McPhillips

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Richie McPhillips
McPhillips in 2016
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
In office
5 May 2016 – 30 January 2017
Preceded byPhil Flanagan
Succeeded byJemma Dolan
Member of
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
In office
22 May 2014 – 5 May 2016
Preceded byNew council
Succeeded byGarbhan McPhillips
ConstituencyErne East
Personal details
Born
Richard Patrick McPhillips

(1957-07-07) 7 July 1957 (age 67)
Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySocial Democratic and Labour Party
SpouseAgnes McPhillips
Children3
ResidenceLisnaskea
Websitehttp://www.sdlp.ie/people/ritchie-mcphillips/

Richard Patrick "Richie" McPhillips (born 7 July 1957) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician from Northern Ireland. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from the 2016 Assembly election until his defeat 10 months later at the 2017 election.[1]

Having previously worked as an insurance broker, he was elected in the 2014 Local Council Elections to serve as a councillor for the newly established Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (amassing 1,015 first preference votes (12.9%) in the Erne East DEA).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Fermanagh & South Tyrone – Northern Ireland Assembly constituency – Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ Dr Nicholas Whyte (2 November 2014). "Fermanagh and Omagh Council". Ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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  • Profile, bbc.co.uk; accessed 15 May 2016.
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
2016–2017
Succeeded by