Patrick Roche | |
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Deputy leader of the Northern Ireland Unionist Party | |
In office January 1999 – 10 March 2008 | |
Leader | Cedric Wilson |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley | |
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003 | |
Preceded by | New Creation |
Succeeded by | Jeffrey Donaldson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1940 County Down, Northern Ireland |
Political party | TUV (2008 - present) |
Other political affiliations | NI Unionist (1999 - 2008) UK Unionist Party (1996 - 1998) |
Alma mater | Durham University, Trinity College, Dublin |
Patrick J. "Paddy" Roche (born 1940) is a former Northern Irish unionist politician and banker who served as Deputy leader of the Northern Ireland Unionist Party (NIUP) from 1999 to 2008, and was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley from 1998 to 2003.