Donovan McClelland

Seamus Donovan McClelland (14 January 1949, Toome, County Antrim, Northern Ireland – 23 February 2018[1]) was a member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in Northern Ireland.

Donovan McClelland
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for South Antrim
In office
25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded byNew Creation
Succeeded byThomas Burns
Personal details
Born
Seamus Donovan McClelland

(1949-01-14)14 January 1949
Toome
Died23 February 2018(2018-02-23) (aged 69)
Political partySDLP
Spouse(s)Noreen McClelland
Children3

He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in June 1998 and was appointed as Deputy Speaker in February 2000. He was Chairman of the Standards and Privileges Committee and a member of the Public Accounts Committee.

Educated at Ballymena Academy, he went on to Trinity College, Dublin and Queen's University, Belfast where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics. In 1973 Donovan joined the staff of Queen’s University, Belfast and began his career as a Researcher/Lecturer. He joined the Department of Agriculture in 1975 and, in 1978, took up a post as lecturer in Economics at the University of Ulster.

Donovan entered politics in 1989 when he was elected to Antrim Borough Council. He was elected as Deputy Mayor of the Borough in 1999. He was an SDLP delegate to the Brooke/Mayhew talks in 1992 and a delegate to the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation, established by the Irish Government at Dublin Castle in 1994.[2]

Donovan was elected to the new Northern Ireland Forum in 1996 and was a member of the SDLP delegation to the Multi-party Talks chaired by Senator George Mitchell. He stood as a parliamentary candidate for the South Antrim constituency in the Westminster elections on three occasions.[3]

Personal life

McClelland was married to Noreen, a local councillor and 2005 UK General Election candidate for the SDLP. The couple raised three children.[4]

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References
  1. McGonagle, Suzanne. "Former SDLP assembly member Donovan McClelland dies aged 69". The Irish News.
  2. "The Northern Ireland Assembly -". 26 September 2006.
  3. "Politics". the Guardian.
  4. Whyte, Dr Nicholas. "South Antrim 2003". www.ark.ac.uk.
Northern Ireland Forum
New forum Member for South Antrim
1996–1998		 Forum dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly MLA for Antrim South
1998–2003		 Succeeded by
Thomas Burns
New office Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
2000–2007
With: Sir John Gorman 2000–2002
Jane Morrice 2000–2007
Jim Wilson 2002–2007		 Succeeded by
Francie Molloy
David McClarty
John Dallat
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