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Donovan McCleland MLA
Name: Mr Donovan McCleland
Party: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Constituency: South Antrim
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Place and Date of Birth: Toome, Co Antrim
Married: Yes
Family: Sons 2
Daughters 1
Education: Ballymena Academy
Queens University, Belfast
Occupation and brief outline of career: University Lecturer
Brief outline of public/political career
(Members of council, public body, chairman, mayor) please give dates.
Elected to Antrim Borough Council, 1989
Deputy Mayor of Antrim Borough Council, 1998
Member of SDLP talks team for the Brooke-Mayhew talks, 1991
Member of the Dublin Forum for Peace and Reconciliation
Elected to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue, 1996
Member of SDLP talks team for the Castle Buildings talks, 1996-1998
Member of the New Northern Ireland Assembly, 1998-present
Member of the Assembly Finance & Personnel Committee
Chairperson, Assembly Committee on Standards & Privileges
Elected Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, 2000
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Member of the Antrim Borough Partnership Peace and Reconciliation