Seamus Mallon
| Seamus Mallon | |
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| deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland | |
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In office 1 July 1998 – 6 November 2001 |
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| First Minister |
David Trimble Reg Empey |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Mark Durkan |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Newry and Armagh |
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In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Bradley |
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Member of Parliament for Newry and Armagh |
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In office 24 January 1986 – 11 April 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | Conor Murphy |
| Senator | |
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In office 18 February 1982 – 24 November 1982 |
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| Taoiseach | Charles Haughey |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
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Seamus Frederick Mallon 17 August 1936 Markethill, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | SDLP |
| Spouse(s) | Gertrude Cush |
| Children | Orla |
| Residence | Markethill |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's University College |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Seamus Frederick Mallon (born 17 August 1936) is an Irish politician who was the first deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2001. He was also the Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party from 1979 to 2001.
Seamus Mallon was born in the largely Protestant village of Markethill and was educated at the Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School in Newry and St. Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh. As a career he chose teaching like his father, becoming headmaster of St. James's Primary School in Markethill. Mallon was also involved in the Gaelic Athletic Association, playing Gaelic football for County Armagh.
During the sixties he was involved in the civil rights movement, especially in his native Armagh. In 1979, when John Hume went from being deputy leader of the SDLP (under Gerry Fitt) to leader, Mallon became deputy leader. He was elected to the first power-sharing Assembly in 1973, and to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention in 1975 representing Armagh. Between May and December 1982 Mallon was appointed by the then Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, Charles Haughey to the Republic's upper house, Seanad Éireann.
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