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Name: Mr Alan McFarland
Party: Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
Constituency: North Down
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Place and Date of Birth: Londonderry
09.08.49
Married: Yes
Family: Sons 1
Daughters 2
Education: Rockport School, Craigavad
Campbell College, Belfast
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
Occupation and brief outline of career: Former Major in Royal Tank Regiment
Parliamentary Assistant, Westminster: Rev Martin Smyth, Rt Hon James Molyneaux MP
Director of the Somme Heritage Centre, Newtownards
Brief outline of public/political career
(Members of council, public body, chairman, mayor) please give dates.
Elected to Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue, 1996
Served as Vice-Chairman of Education Committee
Member of the New Northern Ireland Assembly, 1998-present
Other memberships/ interests/ achievements/ awards (political, community, sporting, public service) please give dates. Memberships
Institute of Management (MIMgt)
Institute of Management Services (MMs)
MENSA

Sporting Awards
Rugby: Ulster Schools Interprovincial, 1968
Athletics: Irish Schools International (Javelin), 1968