John Tierney (Irish politician)

John Tierney (born 9 December 1951) is a nationalist politician in Ireland.

John Tierney
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Foyle
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Pat Ramsey
Personal details
Born	(1951-12-09) 9 December 1951
Political party	Social Democratic and Labour Party

Early life and career

Born in Derry, Tierney worked as a tool setter before joining the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). He was elected to Derry City Council in 1981, and served as the Mayor of Derry in 1984. In 1996, Tierney was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum for Foyle, and he held his seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election. He stood down from the Council in 2001, while the following year, he became the whip of the SDLP group on the Assembly.[1]

Tierney stood down from the Assembly at the 2003 election,[2] and in 2007 was co-opted back on to Derry City Council.[3]

References

1. Biographies – John Tierney, Northern Ireland Assembly Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Durkan feels the pressure in Derry Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine", The Sunday Business Post, 23 February 2003
3. "Durkan welcomes Tierney co-option Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine", Social Democratic and Labour Party

Civic offices
Preceded by Leonard Green	Mayor of Derry 1984–1985	Succeeded by John McNickle
Northern Ireland Forum
New forum	Member for Foyle 1996–1998	Forum dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly	MLA for Foyle 1998–2003	Succeeded by Pat Ramsey