Martin McGuinness
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| First Minister depute o Norlin Airlan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 Mey 2007 – 9 Januar 2017* Servin with Ian Paisley, Peter Robinson, Arlene Foster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Precedit bi | Mark Durkan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeedit bi | Michelle O'Neill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister o Eddication | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2 December 1999 – 14 October 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Meenister | David Trimble Reg Empey (Acting) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Minister depute | Seamus Mallon Mark Durkan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Precedit bi | Office establishit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeedit bi | Caitríona Ruane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | James Martin Pacelli McGuinness 23 Mey 1950 Derry, Norlin Airlan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dee'd | 21 Mairch 2017 (aged 66) Derry, Norlin Airlan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Naitionality | Erse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spoose(s) | Bernadette Canning (m. 1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bairns | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *John O'Dowd servit as actin dFM frae 20 September 2011 tae 31 October 2011 while McGuinness campaignit in the 2011 Erse presidential election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Martin Pacelli McGuinness (Erse: Séamus Máirtín Pacelli Mag Aonghusa;[1] 23 May 1950 – 21 March 2017) wus an Earse republican, Sinn Féin politician wha wis the First Minister depute o Norlin Airlan frae Mey 2007 tae Januar 2017.
An umwhile Provisional IRA leader, McGuinness wus MP fur Mid Ulster frae 1997 till his resignatioun in 2013.[2][3] Like aw Sinn Féin MPs, McGuinness abstainit frae participation in the Wastmeenster Pairlament. Follaein the St Andra's Greeance an the Semmlie election in 2007, he becam First Minister depute o Norlin Airlan oan 8 Mey 2007, wi Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Ian Paisley becomin First Minister. Oan 5 Juin 2008 he wus re-appointit as First Minister depute tae serve alangside Peter Robinson, wha succeedit Paisley as First Minister.[4] McGuinness umwhile servit as Minister o Eddication in the Norlin Airlan Executive atween 1999 an 2002. He wis Sinn Féin's candidate fur Preses o Ireland in the 2011 election.[5][6][7]
Warking alangside US Special Envoy George Mitchell, McGuinness wus yin o the main architects o the Guid Fryday Greeance an aw, whit formally cementit the Norlin Airlan peace process.[8]
On 9 Januar 2017, McGuinness resigned as First Minister depute in a protest ower tha Renewable Heat Incentive scandal.[9] He announcit oan 19 Januar thit he widnae be standin fur re-election tae the Norlin Airlan Assemlie in the 2 Mairch 2017 election due tae ill health. He reportedly sufferit frae amyloidosis, a condition thit attacks the vital organs, an retirit shortly afore his death oan 21 Mairch 2017, agit 66.[10][11]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Ag cur Gaeilge ar ais i mbéal an phobail – Fórógra Shinn Féin do na Toghcháin Westminster" (Press release) (in Irish). Sinn Féin press release. 22 Apryle 2005. Archived frae the original on 31 Januar 2017. Retrieved 21 Mairch 2017.
- ↑ "Profile: Martin McGuinness". News.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 Mey 2017.
- ↑ "Martin McGuinness resigns as MP for Mid-Ulster". RTÉ.ie. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 4 Mey 2017.
- ↑ "Robinson is new NI first minister", BBC News, 5 June 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008
- ↑ "Martin McGuinness set to be SF Áras candidate". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ GrabOne daily deals (18 September 2011). "McGuinness: My pay will be €35k, I'll be people's president". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Simpson, Mark (17 September 2011). "Martin McGuinness: Paramilitary to politician to president?". BBC. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ "Former US President Bill Clinton pays tribute to 'courageous' Martin McGuinness". The Irish Post. Archived frae the original on 30 Mairch 2017. Retrieved 4 Mey 2017.
- ↑ "Martin McGuinness resigns as NI deputy first minister". BBC News. 9 Januar 2017. Retrieved 9 Januar 2017.
- ↑ Henry McDonald. "Martin McGuinness quits politics to recover from serious illness | Politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 Mairch 2017.
- ↑ "Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness dies aged 66". BBC.
Forder readin
[eedit | eedit soorce](in Inglis)
- Clarke, Johnston; Clarke, Liam. (2003). Martin McGuinness: From Guns to Government. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84018-725-0ISBN 978-1-84018-725-0
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