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Seamus Close | |
|---|---|
| Deputy leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | |
| In office 1991 – 22 June 2001 | |
| Leader | John Alderdice Séan Neeson |
| Preceded by | Gordon Mawhinney |
| Succeeded by | Eileen Bell |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 7 March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | New Creation |
| Succeeded by | Trevor Lunn |
| 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 | Seamus Anthony Close 12 August 1947 |
| Died | 7 May 2019 (aged 71) |
| Political party | Alliance |
| Spouse | Deirdre |
Seamus Anthony Close OBE (12 August 1947 – 7 May 2019)[1] was a Northern Irish politician who was deputy leader of the Alliance Party from 1998 to 2001, and a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley from 1998 to 2007.[2]
- ^ "Alliance leader pays tribute after death of party veteran Seamus Close". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Endgame for Close after 33 years". BBC. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2010.