Richie McPhillips | |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
In office 5 May 2016 – 30 January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Phil Flanagan |
Succeeded by | Jemma Dolan |
Member of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | |
In office 22 May 2014 – 5 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | New council |
Succeeded by | Garbhan McPhillips |
Constituency | Erne East |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Patrick McPhillips 7 July 1957 Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
Spouse | Agnes McPhillips |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Lisnaskea |
Website | http://www.sdlp.ie/people/ritchie-mcphillips/ |
Richard Patrick "Richie" McPhillips (born 7 July 1957) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician from Northern Ireland. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from the 2016 Assembly election until his defeat 10 months later at the 2017 election.[1]
Having previously worked as an insurance broker, he was elected in the 2014 Local Council Elections to serve as a councillor for the newly established Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (amassing 1,015 first preference votes (12.9%) in the Erne East DEA).[2]