Gordon Dunne (4 April 1959 – 20 June 2021) was a

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(DUP) politician who was a

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(MLA) for North Down from

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until June 2021.

Biography

Born in

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 14,086 at the 2011 censu ...

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, Dunne was first elected to

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in the 1981 local elections representing the Holywood area. He was re-elected in

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and

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. He lost his seat in the 1993 local elections but regained it in

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and sat on the council since then. He resigned from the assembly effective 9 June 2021 for health reasons, and his son

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was subsequently co-opted to the role. On 20 June 2021, eleven days after his resignation, Dunne died of cancer, aged 62.

References

External links

Official website
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