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Jeffrey Donaldson MP MLA
Jeffrey Donaldson

Spokesman for Transport, International Development
Succeeded by Incumbent
Constituency Lagan Valley (MP & MLA)

Born December 7, 1962 (age 44)
Kilkeel, Northern Ireland
Political party Democratic Unionist Party
Website http://www.jeffreydonaldson.org/

Jeffrey Mark Donaldson (born 7 December 1962) is a Northern Irish politician and Member of Parliament for Lagan Valley. He is best known for his opposition to UUP leader David Trimble during the Northern Ireland peace process, especially from 1998 to 2003. Image File history File links Dup. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Motto:  (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Motto:  (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Lagan Valley is an area of Ireland. ... Predicted properties Name, Symbol, Number ununpentium, Uup, 115 Chemical series presumably poor metals Group, Period, Block 15, 7 , p Appearance unknown Atomic weight [288] amu (a guess) Electron configuration [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s27p3 (a guess based upon bismuth) e-s per energy level 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 5... The Lord Trimble William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC (born 15 October 1944), known as David Trimble, is a Northern Irish politician who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the first First Minister of Northern Ireland. ... When discussing the history of Northern Ireland, the peace process is generally considered to cover the events leading up to the 1994 IRA ceasefire, the end of most of the violence of The Troubles, the Belfast (or Good Friday) Agreement, and subsequent political developments. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Jeffrey Donaldson was born in Kilkeel, County Down. He joined the Ulster Unionist Party as a young man and later worked for the MP Enoch Powell. In 1985 he was elected in a by-election to the Northern Ireland Assembly. In 1996 he was first placed candidate on the UUP list for the 1996 forum elections, virtually guaranteeing him a seat. This led to his selection in 1997, for the Westminster Parliament where he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency) constituency. At that time he was widely seen as a potential future leader of the Ulster Unionist Party [1] [2] [3] WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 km² Population (est. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ... Simon Heffers biography of Enoch Powell, published in 1999 John Enoch Powell, MBE, PC, (June 16, 1912 – February 8, 1998) was a right-wing British politician and Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) between 1950 and February 1974, and an Ulster Unionist MP between October 1974 and 1987. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Northern Ireland assembly elections, 1982. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party ) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles. ...


Two of Donaldson's cousins were killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army while serving in the Royal Ulster Constabulary: Sam Donaldson was killed in 1970 and Alex Donaldson, a Chief Inspector, died in a mortar attack on a Newry police station in 1985. [4] A Republican mural in Belfast depicting the hunger strikes of 1981. ... The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...


Donaldson stated in Richard English's book, Armed Struggle: "A big part of the motivation for me in becoming actively involved in politics was the deep sense of injustice that I felt had been perpetrated against my people and specifically against my family and I wanted to do something about that. And that's why, at the age of 18, I did two things, I joined the Ulster Defence Regiment and I joined the Ulster Unionist Party, because I wanted to pursue, through the forces of the state and the forces of law and order, the IRA and to oppose their campaign. But I also wanted to be involved politically in opposing that campaign as well". (English p. 373) UDR Badge The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...


In 1998 Donaldson was in the Ulster Unionists' negotiating team for the Good Friday Agreement [5]. However, he walked out of the delegation at the end of the negotiations in protest at some of the arrangements. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was signed in Belfast on April 10, 1998 by the British and Irish Governments and endorsed by most Northern Ireland political parties. ...


Hence, the seeds were planted for dissent between the figurehead of the anti-agreement faction of the UUP (Donaldson) and the party leader (Trimble). Donaldson was not allowed to stand in the 1998 assembly election as a party rule stopped MPs, apart from the leader and deputy leader, from going forward as assembly candidates. The first elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly were held on June 25, 1998. ...


Donaldson engineered several party council meetings in protest against David Trimble's policies. The council, however, backed Trimble’s leadership, and in mid-2003, along with fellow MPs David Burnside and Martin Smyth, Donaldson resigned the Ulster Unionist whip at Westminster. The MPs remained party members and in November 2003 Donaldson was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for the UUP. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Wilson Boyd Burnside MLA (born 24 August 1951) is a Northern Ireland politician, and was Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for South Antrim. ... Reverend William Martin Smyth (born June 15, 1931) is a Northern Ireland unionist politician, and was Ulster Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Belfast South from 1982-2005. ... Predicted properties Name, Symbol, Number ununpentium, Uup, 115 Chemical series presumably poor metals Group, Period, Block 15, 7 , p Appearance unknown Atomic weight [288] amu (a guess) Electron configuration [Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s27p3 (a guess based upon bismuth) e-s per energy level 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 5...


Following the success of the rival Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in the same election Assembly election of 2003, he continued to call for Trimble's immediate resignation [6] [7] However the party continued to back Trimble. On 18 December 2003 Donaldson, Norah Beare MLA and Arlene Foster announced their resignation from the UUP and on January 5, 2004 they announced that they had joined the DUP. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In the Gregorian Calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), at which point there will be 13 days remaining to the end of the year. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Norah Beare is a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley. ... Cllr Arlene Isabel Foster (née Kelly) (b. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Unionist Party is a hardline Unionist party in Northern Ireland led by Ian Paisley. ...


Donaldson was returned to the British House of Commons in the 2005 UK general election. He is also a senior member of the loyal orders. The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... Orangemen in traditional dress preparing to march The Orange Institution, more commonly known as the Orange Order, is a Protestant fraternal organisation based predominantly in Northern Ireland and Scotland with lodges throughout the Commonwealth and in the United States. ...


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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
James Molyneaux
Member of Parliament for Lagan Valley
1997 – present
Incumbent

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Jeffrey Donaldson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (351 words)
Jeffrey Mark Donaldson (born 7 December 1962) is a Northern Irish politician and Member of Parliament for Lagan Valley.
Jeffrey Donaldson was born in Kilkeel, County Down and joined the Ulster Unionist Party and served as agent for Enoch Powell, MP.
Donaldson became the leading anti-agreement figure in the Ulster Unionists and led several challenges to the party leader, David Trimble, all of which failed.
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Jeffrey’s coyness and reluctance to make any reference to educational attainments are in stark contrast to his claim in a sympathetic TV profile a few years ago that he had “turned down an opportunity to study history at Cambridge,” a claim which infers spectacular early education attainment.
Apparently little Jeffrey left his local school in Kilkeel with fewer GCEs than Rodney Trotter; a fairly unremarkable achievement that would in later life be a constant irritant to his self esteem, especially in the company of the donnish Trimble and his coterie of university trained ministers.
Jeffrey Donaldson is a shrewd, clever operator and nobody’s fool; he has not fallen into the same trap of another famous Jeffrey (Archer) and invented a glowing C.V. flagrantly using it to climb the ladder to political power.
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