Gerard Diver
| Gerard Diver MLA | |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Foyle | |
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Assumed office 7 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Ramsey |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1965 Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | SDLP |
| Spouse(s) | Alice |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | SDLP profile |
Gerard Diver (born 1 January 1965) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Foyle in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Diver was first elected to Derry City Council in 2001 representing the DEA of Waterside in Derry. From 2008 to 2009 Diver served as Mayor of Derry. In 2014 after the Boundary Changes Diver was re-elected onto the newly formed Derry and Strabane District Council.
In 2015, Veteran SDLP MLA Pat Ramsey announced his retirement from the Northern Ireland Assembly and Diver was internally elected as he replacement and Co-Opted onto Ramsey's seat on the 7th of January 2016.
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| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
| Preceded by Pat Ramsey |
MLA for Foyle 2016- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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