Pat Doherty | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Pat_Doherty,_2014.jpg) Doherty in 2014 | |
| Vice President of Sinn Féin | |
| In office 10 February 1988 – 22 February 2009 | |
| President | Gerry Adams |
| Preceded by | John Joe McGirl |
| Succeeded by | Mary Lou McDonald |
| Member of Parliament for West Tyrone | |
| In office 7 June 2001 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | William Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Barry McElduff |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for West Tyrone | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Declan McAleer |
| Northern Ireland Forum Member | |
| In office 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998 | |
| Preceded by | New forum |
| Succeeded by | Forum dissolved |
| Constituency | Top-up list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1945 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Relations | Hugh Doherty (brother) |
| Website | Pat Doherty MP |
Patrick Doherty (born 18 July 1945) is a retired Sinn Féin politician, who served as the abstentionist Member of Parliament (MP) for West Tyrone from 2001 to 2017. He was also a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for West Tyrone from 1998 to June 2012. Doherty served as Vice President of Sinn Féin[1] from 1988 to 2009, when Mary Lou McDonald became the party's new Vice President.[2]
- ^ Nicholas. "Fermanagh and South Tyrone 1998". www.ark.ac.uk.
- ^ "Doherty stands down in reshuffle". BBC News. 8 January 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2010.