- Sinn Féin
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.
Sinn Féin
This is one of the 14 delegations in the convention, accounting for 18 of 164 people who took part.
Members (18):
| Name | Visualize | Details | Delegations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Adams | Visualize | Gerard Adams. Born 6 October 1948. Former President of Sinn Féin from 13 November 1983 to 10 February 2018. From 1983 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2011 he served as an MP for the Belfast West constituency. As party leader, Adams was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the negotiating team. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland International Body on Arms Decommissioning 1995-1996) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)) |
| Annie Armstrong | Visualize | Annie Armstrong. In 1996, she was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue for West Belfast. Armstrong was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Lucilita Bhreatnach | Visualize | In 1986, Bhreatnach was elected as Sinn Féin's General Secretary and served 15 years in this role. In the 1996 election to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue, Bhreatnach was elected, as she was placed first on Sinn Féin's "top-up" list. Bhreatnach was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the negotiating team. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Maria Caraher | Visualize | Maria Caraher. In 1996, Caraher was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in Newry and Armagh. She was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Patrick Doherty | Visualize | Patrick Doherty. Born 18 July 1945. Served as Vice President of Sinn Féin from 1988 to 2009. Doherty was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the negotiating team. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Patsy Groogan | Visualize | Patrick Groogan. Groogan was a Sinn Féin councillor for the Sperrin area of Magherafelt District Council from 1991 to 2005. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in Mid Ulster. Groogan was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Gerry Kelly | Visualize | Gerard Kelly. Born 5 April 1953. Key member of Sinn Féin's secret negotiations with representatives of the British Government from the 1990s onward. In 1998, Kelly was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Kelly was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Alex Maskey | Visualize | Alex Maskey. Born 8 January 1952. In June 1983, Maskey won a by-election and became the first member of Sinn Féin to be elected to the Belfast City Council since the 1920s. In 1996, Maskey was elected to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum for West Belfast, and in 1998, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Maskey was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Barry McElduff | Visualize | Barry McElduff. Born 16 August 1966. McElduff was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum for West Tyrone in 1996, and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998. He was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Dodie McGuinness | Visualize | Born Anne Harkin in 1950, she married the brother of Martin McGuinness and became known as Dodie McGuinness. She was elected to Derry City Council in 1985, and held that seat on behalf of Sinn Féin until 1993. In 1996, Dodie McGuinness was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in West Belfast as a Sinn Féin member. McGuinness was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the negotiating team. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Martin McGuinness | Visualize | James Martin Pacelli McGuinness. Born 23 May 1950. Former IRA member. Elected as a Member of Parliament on behalf of Sinn Féin in Mid Ulster in 1997. In 1998, he was elected as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. McGuinness was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the negotiating team. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)) |
| Gerry McHugh | Visualize | Gerry McHugh. Born 9 October 1957. From 1993 to 2007 he represented Sinn Féin on Fermanagh District Council. In 1996, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue, and subsequently to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998 for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. McHugh was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Mitchel McLaughlin | Visualize | John Mitchell McLaughlin. Born 29 October 1945. Elected in 1998 as the Northern Ireland Assembly member for Foyle. McLaughlin was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Patrick McNamee | Visualize | Pat McNamee. Elected in 1996 to the Northern Ireland Forum with Sinn Féin. Elected in 1997 to Newry and Mourne District Council. Elected in 1998 as a Sinn Féin member representing Newry and Armagh in the Northern Ireland Assembly. McNamee was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Francie Molloy | Visualize | Francie Molloy. Born 16 December 1950. Elected to Dungannon Council in 1985 representing Sinn Féin. Elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996 for Mid Ulster. Elected as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster as a member of Sinn Féin in 1998. Molloy was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Michael Murphy | Visualize | Michael Murphy. Born 6 February 1942. Elected for Sinn Féin in South Down in the Northern Ireland Forum election of 1996, and later to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998. Murphy was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Michelle O'Connor | Visualize | Michelle O'Connor was a Sinn Féin member elected for Upper Bann in the Northern Ireland Peace Forum in 1996. O'Connor was a Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
| Sinn Féin Representative | Visualize | Statements, decisions and papers attributed to the Alliance Party delegation. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) |