Name: Mr John Hume MP MEP Party: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Constituency: Foyle Contact Address:   Constituency Office Address: Telephone Number: Fax Number: E-Mail Address:   Place and Date of Birth: Derry 18.01.37 Married: Yes to Patricia Family: Sons 2 Daughters 3 Education: Rosemount Primary School St. Columb's College, Derry St. Patrick's College, Maynooth (MA) Occupation and brief outline of career: Teacher President of the Credit Union League of Ireland, 1964-1968 Brief outline of public/political career (Members of council, public body, chairman, mayor) First Elected to Northern Ireland Parliament as Independent in 1969 Co-founded SDLP, 1970 Elected to NI Assembly, 1973 Served as Minister of Commerce, 1974 (Power-Sharing Executive) Elected to NI Convention, 1975 Leader of the SDLP since 1979 MEP for Northern Ireland since 1979 Westminster MP for Foyle since 1983 Member of New Ireland Forum, 1983-1984 In European Parliament he has served on Committee for Regional Planning and Regional Policy since 1979 Member of Agriculture and Rural Development Committees Member of Forum for Peace and Reconciliation in 1994 Member of The New Northern Ireland Assembly since June 1998 Other memberships/ interests/ achievements/ awards (political, community, sporting, public service)