Patrick McCarthy (politician)

Patrick McCarthy
MBE
Patrick McCarthy MBE
63rd Lord Mayor of Belfast
	In office; 1 June 2006 – 1 June 2007
Preceded by	Wallace Browne
Succeeded by	Jim Rodgers
Member of ; Belfast City Council
	In office; 7 June 2001 – 2014
Preceded by	Alasdair McDonnell
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Laganbank
Personal details
Born	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political party	Social Democratic and Labour Party (former) ; Fianna Fáil[1]
Website	www.sdlp.ie

Patrick McCarthy MBE is a Northern Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician and former member of Belfast City Council.

Born and raised in the Markets area of Belfast, McCarthy was interned without trial in 1971 on suspicion of being a member of the Official IRA, before being released in 1972.[2]

First elected to the council in 2001 for Laganbank he was chosen as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 2006.[3] McCarthy, the city's fourth nationalist mayor, was endorsed by all parties except Sinn Féin.[4] He successfully represented the SDLP on Belfast City council until 2014.[2]

Following nominations from church and community groups across the sectarian divide McCarthy was appointed MBE for Political and Community Cohesion in the 2016 New Year Honours.[5]

MacCarthy stood for election to the National Executive of Fianna Fáil and has been a longstanding advocate for Fianna Fáil in Northern Ireland.

References

Sweeney, Eamon (14 September 2017). "Northern Ireland politicians nominated for top Fianna Fail roles". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
Monaghan, John (31 December 2015). "Former SDLP mayor and republican internee Pat McCarthy accepts MBE". The Irish News. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
CV
"City elects new SDLP lord mayor". BBC News. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
Monaghan, John (1 January 2016). "Former SDLP Belfast mayor and internee defends MBE award". The Irish News. Retrieved 24 November 2017.

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[1] Sweeney, Eamon (14 September 2017). "Northern Ireland politicians nominated for top Fianna Fail roles". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

[MBE-2] Monaghan, John (31 December 2015). "Former SDLP mayor and republican internee Pat McCarthy accepts MBE". The Irish News. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

[3] CV

[4] "City elects new SDLP lord mayor". BBC News. 1 June 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

[5] Monaghan, John (1 January 2016). "Former SDLP Belfast mayor and internee defends MBE award". The Irish News. Retrieved 24 November 2017.