Joseph Austin Currie. Born 11 October 1939. During the 1960s Currie became an active member of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association. In 1964 he was elected as a MP for East Tyrone. Co-founded the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in 1970. Currie was a SDLP member of the short-lived Northern Ireland Assembly from 1973 to 1974. Elected in 1982 to the Northern Ireland Assembly for the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency. Joined Fine Gael in 1989, and was elected as a TD for Dublin West in the same year.

Sean Nial Farren. Born 6 September 1939. Politically involved with the SDLP, 1970s-onwards. Elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for the SDLP for North Antrim, 1982. Elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, 1996. Elected to Northern Ireland Assembly, 1998. SDLP delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks and a member of the support team.

John Hume; KCSG. Born 18 January 1937; died 3 August 2020. Founding member of the SDLP. SDLP leader, 1979-2001. Served as Member of the European Parliament, 1979-2004. MP for Foyle, 1969-72, 1983-2005. MLA for Foyle, 1998-2000. An SDLP delegate to the 1996-1998 talks and a member of the negotiating team. Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Seamus Frederick Mallon. Born 17 August 1936; died 24 January 2020. SDLP delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks and a member of the negotiating team. SDLP delegate to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue for Newry and Armagh. Deputy Leader of the SDLP, 1979-2001. MP for Newry and Armagh, 1986-2005. Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, 1998-2001.