| Name: |
Ms Patricia Lewsley |
| Party: |
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) |
| Constituency: |
Lagan Valley |
| Contact Address: |
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| Constituency Office Address: |
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| Telephone Number: |
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| E-Mail Address: |
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| Place and Date of Birth |
Belfast
03.03.57 |
| Married: |
Yes/No |
| Family: |
Sons 3
Daughters 2
Grandsons 3 |
| Education: |
NEBSN Certificate & Diploma in Supervisory Management
Extra Mural Certificate in Community & Economic Development |
| Occupation and brief outline of career: |
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Brief outline of public/political career
(Members of council, public body, chairman, mayor) please give dates. |
Joined SDLP in 1987
Former Party Executive Member
Former Chair of SDLP Women's Group
Member of the Northern Ireland Women's Political Forum
Elected to Belfast City Council, 1993-97
Elected to Northern Ireland Assembly, 1998
Elected Vice Chair of SDLP Assembly Group, Jan 1999
Member of Assembly Education Committee
Member of Assembly Finance and Personnel Committee
Member of Assembly Committee of the Centre
SDLP Spokesperson for Education and Gender Equality Issues
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| Other memberships/ interests/ achievements/ awards (political, community, sporting, public service) please give dates.: |
Interests
Women's Issues
Disability and Special Needs in Education
Women in Small Businesses |