John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice

The Lord Alderdice
Official portrait, 2023
President of Liberal International
In office
25 April 2005 – 20 April 2009
Preceded byAnnemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck
Succeeded byHans van Baalen
1st Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
In office
1 July 1998 – 29 February 2004
MonarchElizabeth II
First MinisterFirst Ministers
(1998–2002)
David Trimble
Reg Empey (Acting)
David Trimble
Direct Rule First Ministers
(2002–2004)
John Reid
Paul Murphy
DeputySir John Gorman
Donovan McClelland
Jane Morrice
Jim Wilson
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byEileen Bell
Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
In office
1987–1998
DeputyGordon Mawhinney
Seamus Close
General SecretaryEileen Bell
David Ford
Preceded byJohn Cushnahan
Succeeded bySeán Neeson
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Belfast East
In office
25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded byNew Creation
Succeeded byNaomi Long
Member of
Belfast City Council
In office
17 May 1989 – 1997
Preceded byOliver Napier
Succeeded byDavid Alderdice
ConstituencyVictoria
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
5 November 1996
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born (1955-03-28) 28 March 1955 (age 69)
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Other political
affiliations
Alliance
SpouseJoan Hill
Children3
Alma materQueen's University Belfast

John Thomas Alderdice, Baron Alderdice (born 28 March 1955[1]) is a Northern Ireland politician. He was the Speaker and a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Belfast from 1998 to 2004 and 1998 to 2003, respectively. Alderdice was the leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland from 1987 to 1998, and since 1996 has sat in the House of Lords as a Liberal Democrat.[1]

  1. ^ a b United Kingdom. "Democracy Live | Your representatives | John Alderdice". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2010.