- Alliance
Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue
The Forum for Political Dialogue met between 1996 and 1998 in Belfast as part of the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement.
Alliance
This is one of the 14 delegations in the convention, accounting for 14 of 164 people who took part.
Members (14):
| Name | Visualize | Details | Delegations |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Alderdice | Visualize | Baron John Thomas Alderdice. Born 28 March 1955. Leader of the Alliance party from 1987-1998. He was a delegate for East Belfast at the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue. As party leader, he was an Alliance delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the negotiating team. He was the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1998-2004. Alderdice has been a member of the House of Lords since 1996 as a Liberal Democrat. | Alliance (Northern Ireland International Body on Arms Decommissioning 1995-1996) , Alliance (Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992) , Alliance (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) , Alliance (This negotiation) |
| Eileen Bell | Visualize | Eileen Bell; CBE 2008. Born 15 August 1943. General Secretary of the Alliance Party from 1986. Alliance delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the support team. She was also a delegate to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue as a top-up candidate. Bell later became a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998 until 2007, and Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party in June 2001 until 2006.. | Alliance (Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992) , Alliance (This negotiation) , Alliance (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Mary Clark-Glass | Visualize | Attendee of the Education Committee on behalf of the Alliance party - non-member of the Forum | Alliance (This negotiation) |
| Seamus Close | Visualize | Seamus Anthony Close; OBE. Born 12 August 1947; died 7 May 2019. Alliance delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the negotiating team. Later an MLA from 1998 to 2007, and Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party from 1998 to 2001. | Alliance (Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992) , Alliance (This negotiation) , Alliance (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Stephen Farry | Visualize | Stephen Anthony Farry; PhD. Born 22 April 1971. An Alliance delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. Later an Alliance MLA and MP for North Down, and Deputy leader of the Alliance Party from 2016. | Alliance (Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992) , Alliance (This negotiation) , Alliance (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| David Ford | Visualize | David Ford. Born 24 February 1951. General Secretary of the Alliance Party 1990-1998. He was an Alliance delegate to the multi-party talks in 1991-1992 and in 1996-1998. Ford was also a non-member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue who attended the Agriculture Committee on Alliance's behalf. He was later leader of the Alliance Party from 2001 to 2016, and served as the MLA for South Antrim, 1998-2018. | Alliance (This negotiation) |
| Gerry Lynch | Visualize | Gerry Lynch. Attendee of the Parades committee on behalf of the Alliance party- non-member of the Forum. Alliance Party executive director, 2007-10. | Alliance (This negotiation) |
| M Marshall | Visualize | Attendee of the Health Committee on behalf of Alliance - non-member of the Forum | Alliance (This negotiation) |
| Steve McBride | Visualize | Steve McBride. Alliance delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the support team. He was also a delegate to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue for South Belfast. | Alliance (Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992) , Alliance (This negotiation) , Alliance (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Kieran McCarthy | Visualize | Kieran McCarthy. Born 9 September 1942. Delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks and a delegate to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue for Strangford. McCarthy later became MLA for Strangford, 1998-2016. | Alliance (Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992) , Alliance (This negotiation) , Alliance (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Oliver Napier | Visualize | Sir Oliver Napier. Born 11 July 1935; died 2 July 2011. Served as the first and only Legal Minister and head of the Office of Legal Reform in the Northern Ireland power-sharing executive set up by the Sunningdale Agreement. Founding member of the Alliance Party. Joint Leader of the Alliance Party, 1970-72; sole Leader of the Alliance Party, 1973-1984. Delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the support team. He was also a delegate to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue for North Down. | Alliance (Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992) , Alliance (This negotiation) , Alliance (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Seán Neeson | Visualize | Seán Neeson. Born 9 February 1946. Alliance delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the negotiating team. Delegate to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue for East Antrim. Leader of the Alliance Party, 1998-2001. Served as a MLA for East Antrim 1998-2011. Served on Carrickfergus Council, 1977-present. | Alliance (Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992) , Alliance (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) , Alliance (This negotiation) |
| Alliance Representative | Visualize | Statements, decisions and papers attributed to the Alliance Party delegation. | Alliance (Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992) , Alliance (This negotiation) |
| Geri Rice | Visualize | Geri Rice. Attendee of the Health Committee on behalf of Alliance - non-member of the Forum. Elected Member of Castlereagh Council since 1989. | Alliance (This negotiation) |