Name: The Lord Alderdice Party: Alliance Constituency: East Belfast Contact Address:   Constituency Office Address:   Telephone Number:   Fax Number:   E-Mail Address: Website Address: Place and Date of Birth: Lurgan, Co Armagh 28.03.55 Married: to Joan Margaret née Hill Family: Sons 2 (Stephen and Peter) Daughters 1 (Anna) Education: Donaghcloney Primary School Strandtown Primary School Ballymena Academy Queens University, Belfast Royal College of Psychiatrists Occupation Consultant Psychiatrist Brief outline of public/political career (Members of council, public body, chairman, mayor) please give dates. Leader of Alliance Party, 1987-1998 Councillor, Belfast City Council, 1989-1997 Leader of the Alliance talks team at the Brooke-Mayhew Talks, 1991-1992 Leader of the Alliance Delegation at the Forum for Peace & Reconciliation (Dublin Castle),1994-1996 Leader of the Alliance talks team at the Castle Buildings Talks which led to the Belfast Agreement, 1996-1998 Member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue, 1996-1998 Elevated to the House of Lords, 1996 Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1998 Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1998-present Vice-President, European Liberal Democrat & Reform Party, 1999-present Deputy President, Liberal International, 2000-present Other memberships/ interests/ achievements/ awards (political, community, sporting, public service) please give dates.: Deputy President, Liberal International, 2002-present