The Lord Moyola | |
|---|---|
 Chichester-Clark in 1970 | |
| 5th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland | |
| In office 28 April 1969 – 23 March 1971 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | The Lord Grey of Naunton |
| Preceded by | Terence O'Neill |
| Succeeded by | Brian Faulkner |
| 8th Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party | |
| In office 28 April 1969 – 31 March 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Terence O'Neill |
| Succeeded by | Brian Faulkner |
| Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 2 September 1968 – 23 April 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Terence O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Brian McConnell |
| Succeeded by | John Dobson |
| In office 7 October 1966 – 27 September 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Terence O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Brian Faulkner |
| Succeeded by | Brian McConnell |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 5 May 1967 – 23 April 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Terence O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Harry West |
| Succeeded by | Phelim O'Neill |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 20 July 1971 – 17 May 2002 Life Peerage | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for South Londonderry | |
| In office 9 July 1960 – 30 March 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Dehra Parker |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Dawson Clark 12 February 1923 Moyola Park, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 17 May 2002 (aged 79) |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Spouse |
Moyra Haughton (m. 1959) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | James Lenox-Conyngham Chichester-Clark Marion Chichester |
| Relatives | Robin Chichester-Clark (brother) Penelope Hobhouse (sister) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Sandhurst |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1960 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Irish Guards |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
James Dawson Chichester-Clark, Baron Moyola, PC, DL (12 February 1923 – 17 May 2002) was the penultimate Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and eighth leader of the Ulster Unionist Party between 1969 and March 1971. He was Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for South Londonderry for 12 years, beginning at the by-election to replace his grandmother, Dame Dehra Parker in 1960. He stopped being an MP when the Stormont Parliament was suspended and subsequently abolished with the introduction of Direct Rule by the British Government.
Chichester-Clark's election as UUP leader resulted from the sudden resignation of Terence O'Neill after the ambiguous result of the preceding general election. His term in office was dominated by both internal unionist struggles, seeing the political emergence of Ian Paisley from the right and Alliance Party of Northern Ireland from the left, and an emergent Irish nationalist resurgence. In March 1971, with his health suffering under the strain of the growing political strife, he resigned, having failed to secure extra military resources from the British Government.