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Alan McFarland MLA
 Name: Alan McFarland
Party: Ulster Unionist Party
Constituency: North Down
Contact Address:

Northern Ireland Assembly
Stormont
Belfast
BT4 3XX

Constituency Office Address: 20 Hamilton Road
Bangor
BT20 4LE
Telephone Number: 028 90521528
E-Mail Address: alan.mcfarland.@niassembly.gov.uk

 

Place and Date of Birth: Londonderry
09.08.1949
Married: Yes
Family: 1 Son & 2 Daughters
Education:

Rockport School
Campbell College
Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst

Occupation and brief
outline of career:

1974-1992 Royal Tank Regiment, Major
Parliamentary Assistant, Westminster - Rev Martin Smyth MP, James Molyneaux MP
1996-1998 Director of Somme Heritage Centre, Newtownards

Brief outline of public/
political career:

Member for North Down, NI Forum for Political Dialogue and UUP Talks Team 1996-1998. Deputy Chair, Education Committee.
Member for North Down, NI Assembly 1998-2007. Deputy Chair, Regional Development Committee. Ulster Unionist Spokesman on Regional Development 1998-2003 and Health 2003-2005.
Member of Northern Ireland Policing Board 2002-2006.
Member UUP Talks Team 1998 - 2005, Chief Negotiator 2005- to date.
Other memberships/ interests/
achievements/awards:

Special Interests: Health; Policing; Regional Development; Culture, Arts and Leisure

Memberships: Chartered Management Institute (MCMI); Royal British Legion; Trustee, Somme Association; Mensa.