Name G. Newe | ||
Gerard Benedict "G.B." Newe, CBE, M.A., D.Litt (5 February 1907 — 25 October 1982) was a Northern Irish Roman Catholic Unionist politician and prominent Catholic layperson.
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Biography
Born at Cushendall, County Antrim, Newe attended St. Malachy's College. A journalist, Newe edited The Ulster Farmer from 1931 to 1967. He helped to establish the Northern Ireland Council of Social Service and was Secretary of the group from 1948 to 1972. He was also a founder of the cross-community Protestant and Catholic Encounter Group. He was awarded an honorary MA by Queen's University Belfast in 1967.
Political career
Newe served as Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Government from 1971-72. Although not a member of the parliament, he was appointed by Brian Faulkner as part of an attempt to liberalise the government of Northern Ireland. Newe was the only Catholic to serve as a minister in the original Stormont government. He was appointed to Her Majesty's Privy Council of Northern Ireland on 27 October 1971 at Government House, Hillsborough.