John Gorman (politician)

Sir John Gorman
Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
In office
31 January 2000 – 19 February 2002
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJim Wilson
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for North Down
In office
25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byLeslie Cree
Chairman of the Northern Ireland Forum
In office
30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum
In office
30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
ConstituencyTop-up list
Personal details
Born
John Reginald Gorman

(1923-02-01)1 February 1923
Omagh, Northern Ireland, UK
Died26 May 2014(2014-05-26) (aged 91)
Killyleagh, Northern Ireland, UK
NationalityBritish
Political partyUlster Unionist Party
SpouseHeather Caruth
ChildrenJohnny
Angela
Rosanagh
Justin
Alma materGlasgow University
Harvard Business School
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1942–1946
RankCaptain
Service number225172
UnitIrish Guards
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsMilitary Cross
Croix de Guerre

Sir John Reginald Gorman CVO, CBE, MC, DL (1 February 1923 – 26 May 2014) was an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who served as a Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 2000 to 2002, and was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Down from 1998 to 2003. He was a Catholic Unionist.[1]

  1. ^ "Sir John Gorman: War hero and unionist politician dies aged 91". BBC.co.uk. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.