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Denis Haughey MLA
Name: Mr Denis Haughey
Party: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Constituency: Mid-Ulster
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Place and Date of Birth: Coalisland
3.10.44
Married: Yes to Maureen
Family: Sons 1
Daughters 2
Education: Queens University, Belfast
Honours Graduate in Politics
Occupation and brief outline of career: Teacher, 1966-1980
Assistant to John Hume MP MEP, 1980-1998
Junior Minister, 1999-present
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Founder Member Of SDLP
Elected to NI Assembly, 1982
Elected to Cookstown Council, 1989
Leader of SDLP Group on Council
Member of Talks Team in the Brooke-Mayhew talks, 1991
Member of Talks Team in the Castle Buildings Talks, 1996-1998
Member of the European Union Committee of the Regions
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1998-present
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