John Tierney
Politician
1951 –
Who is John Tierney?
John Tierney is a nationalist politician in Ireland.
Born in Derry, Tierney worked as a tool setter before joining the Social Democratic and Labour Party. He was elected to Derry City Council in 1981, and served as the Mayor of Derry in 1984. In 1996, Tierney was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum for Foyle, and he held his seat at the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1998. He stood down from the Council in 2001, while the following year, he became the whip of the SDLP group on the Assembly.
Tierney stood down from the Assembly at the 2003 election, and in 2007 was co-opted back on to Derry City Council.
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