Annie Courtney

Annie Courtney is a former nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. Courtney studied in Derry and Edinburgh.

Annie Courtney
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Foyle
In office
1 December 2000 – 26 November 2003
Preceded byJohn Hume
Succeeded byMary Bradley
Personal details
Political partySocial Democratic and Labour Party

Career

Courtney became a nurse in Derry. Courtney joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), was elected to Derry City Council in 1985, and served as Mayor of Derry in 1993. Courtney retired from nursing in 1997.[1]

When SDLP leader John Hume resigned from the Northern Ireland Assembly, effective from December 2000, Courtney was co-opted as his replacement, representing Foyle.[2] Courtney was keen to contest the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election for the party, but did not gain the SDLP's nomination. As a result, she resigned from the party in April 2003 and instead sat as an independent.[3] Courtney stood as an independent in the election,[4] but took only 802 votes and was not elected.[5]

References
  1. Biography – Annie Courtney MLA, Northern Ireland Assembly Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Courtney takes up Hume's assembly seat", The Irish Times, 11 December 2000
  3. "Annie Courtney resigns from SDLP Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine", 4NI.co.uk, 1 April 2003
  4. "Courtney stands as independent", BBC News
  5. Foyle 2003, Northern Ireland Elections
Civic offices
Preceded by
William Hay		 Mayor of Derry
1993–94		 Succeeded by
James Guy
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by
John Hume		 MLA for Foyle
2000–2003		 Succeeded by
Mary Bradley
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