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'''John Finucane''' (born 10 March 1980) is an Irish lawyer, footballer, and [[Sinn Féin]] politician. He has been the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast North constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] since the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]].<ref name="politicsuk">{{cite web |title=Finucane, John |url=https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/finucane-john/ |website=Politics.co.uk |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/john-finucane-on-being-lord-mayor-for-all-reaching-out-to-unionists-his-dads-murder-and-gaa-heroics-38564027.html|title=John Finucane on being 'Lord Mayor for all', reaching out to unionists, his dad's murder and GAA heroics|via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2019/general-election-nigel-dodds-v-john-finucane-will-prove-litmus-test-for-bitterest-foes-in-north-belfast-38700345.html|title=General Election: Nigel Dodds v John Finucane will prove litmus test for bitterest foes in North Belfast|last=Breen|first=Suzanne|date=17 November 2019|work=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=8 April 2014|title=Certification of Incorporation of a Private Limited Company|url=https:// |
'''John Finucane''' (born 10 March 1980) is an Irish lawyer, footballer, and [[Sinn Féin]] politician. He has been the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast North constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] since the [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 general election]].<ref name="politicsuk">{{cite web |title=Finucane, John |url=https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/finucane-john/ |website=Politics.co.uk |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/john-finucane-on-being-lord-mayor-for-all-reaching-out-to-unionists-his-dads-murder-and-gaa-heroics-38564027.html|title=John Finucane on being 'Lord Mayor for all', reaching out to unionists, his dad's murder and GAA heroics|via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2019/general-election-nigel-dodds-v-john-finucane-will-prove-litmus-test-for-bitterest-foes-in-north-belfast-38700345.html|title=General Election: Nigel Dodds v John Finucane will prove litmus test for bitterest foes in North Belfast|last=Breen|first=Suzanne|date=17 November 2019|work=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=8 April 2014|title=Certification of Incorporation of a Private Limited Company|url=https://--.-..gov.uk///-|url-status=live|access-date=3 May 2021|website=Companies House}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:24, 3 May 2021
John Finucane | |
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_(Finucane_cropped).jpg) Finucane in 2017 | |
| 64th Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
| In office 21 May 2019 – 18 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Deirdre Hargey |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Baker |
| Constituency | Castle |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Conor Maskey |
| Constituency | Castle |
| Member of Parliament for Belfast North | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nigel Dodds |
| Majority | 1,943 (4.0%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1980 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Politician |
John Finucane (born 10 March 1980) is an Irish lawyer, footballer, and Sinn Féin politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Belfast North constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since the 2019 general election.[1][2][3][4]
Early life
Finucane is the son of the Irish lawyer Pat Finucane, who was murdered in 1989 at his family home by loyalist paramilitaries, a murder that BBC News called "one of the most controversial killings during The Troubles".[5] Finucane's father was a Roman Catholic from West Belfast, whilst his mother came from a Protestant family in the east.
Political career
At the 2017 United Kingdom general election Finucane contested the Belfast North parliamentary constituency for Sinn Féin; the sitting MP was Nigel Dodds of the Democratic Unionist Party. Finucane secured Sinn Féin's highest vote share ever in the constituency but failed to unseat Dodds.[6]
In 2019, Finucane ran for Belfast City Council in the Castle DEA. Also on the ballot were his former St Malachy's College classmates Mal O'Hara of the Green Party and Carl Whyte of the SDLP.[7] Finucane won 1,650 votes, placing him second in the poll behind Nuala McAllister of the Alliance Party. He was consequently elected as a councillor.[8]
Finucane was elected as Lord Mayor of Belfast in May 2019.[9][10] Shortly after being elected Lord Mayor at Belfast City Hall, he was informed by the Police Service of Northern Ireland that loyalists had made credible threats to his life and planned to attack his family home. Finucane remarked "I am committed to serving and representing all the people of this city and I will not be deterred from that by threats from anyone." The next day, he welcomed Charles, Prince of Wales to the city whilst he was on an official visit.[11]
At the 2019 United Kingdom general election Finucane again contested Belfast North, winning the seat with 23,078 votes to Dodds' 21,135.[12] He is the first Irish nationalist MP in the history of the constituency.[13]
Personal life
Finucane serves as goalkeeper and captain of GAA's Lámh Dhearg GAC. He has four children.[9]
References
- ^ "Finucane, John". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "John Finucane on being 'Lord Mayor for all', reaching out to unionists, his dad's murder and GAA heroics" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Breen, Suzanne (17 November 2019). "General Election: Nigel Dodds v John Finucane will prove litmus test for bitterest foes in North Belfast". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Certification of Incorporation of a Private Limited Company". Companies House. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) see PDF document for this date - ^ "Q&A: The murder of Pat Finucane". BBC News. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Ferguson, Amanda (9 June 2017). "Belfast North: John Finucane fails to unseat DUP's Nigel Dodds". Irish Times. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "North Belfast school friends battle it out in election". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Castle". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ a b Bogue, Declan (5 October 2019). "John Finucane on being 'Lord Mayor for all', reaching out to unionists, his dad's murder and GAA heroics". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Lord Mayor – Belfast City Council". Belfastcity.gov.uk. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ "John Finucane defies loyalist threat as he starts work as Belfast mayor". Irish Examiner. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Belfast North Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Devlin, Kate (14 December 2019). "DUP pushed aside as nationalists beat unionists for first time". The Times. Retrieved 14 December 2019.