Edward Kevin McGrady (born June 3, 1935, Downpatrick) is a Northern Ireland nationalist politician. He is member of Parliament for South Down and is a member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. He has been MP for the seat since the 1987 election, when he defeated the incumbent Unionist, Enoch Powell. June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Downpatrick (Dún Phádraig in Irish, meaning Fort of Patrick) is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland with 10,316 inhabitants in the 2001 Census. ... Dieu et mon droit (motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Main language English Other recognised languages Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked 4th... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... South Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP — Irish: Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... The UK general election, 1987 was held on June 11, 1987 and was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives. ... The Right Honourable John Enoch Powell, MBE (June 16, 1912 – February 8, 1998) was a right-wing British politician and Conservative Party MP between 1950 and February 1974, and an Ulster Unionist MP between October 1974 and 1987. ...

A member of the SDLP since its foundation, he had earlier been a member of the National Democrats. The National Democrats were a small party in Northern Ireland founded by members of the Nationalist Party who previously attempted to get the Nationalists to adopt a constituency based structure with a party conference and agreed party programme. ...

He sits on the Northern Ireland Policing Board and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998. The Northern Ireland Policing Board is the Police Authority for Northern Ireland, charged with supervising the activities of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. ... The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly is a six flowered linen or flax plant, chosen for the plants historical economic importance to the region. ...

External links

• Official website
• Guardian Politics - Ask Aristotle: Eddie McGrady MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Eddie McGrady MP