Patrick O'Donoghue (politician)
Patrick O'Donoghue | |
|---|---|
| MPA for South Down | |
| In office 1982–1986 | |
| Member for South Down | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Assembly Member for South Down | |
| In office 1973–1974 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1930 Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 1989 (aged 58–59) |
| Political party | Social Democratic and Labour |
Patrick O'Donoghue (1930–1989) was a Northern Ireland politician active in the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) for a number of years.
Biography[edit]
A native of Castlewellan and an active member of the Gaelic Athletic Association and Association for Legal Justice, O'Donoghue represented the SDLP on Down District Council from 1973 to 1985.[1]
O'Donoghue was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the 1973 election for South Down and served as Deputy Speaker of this body.[1] He also served in the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention and returned to the Assembly in the 1982 election.[1]