Preceded by Arthur Doherty Succeeded by Francie Brolly Education St Columb's College | Role Politician Name Michael Coyle | |
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Born 5 August 1948 (age 75)
Dungiven ( 1948-08-05 ) Political party Social Democratic and Labour Party Party Social Democratic and Labour Party Similar People Gerry Fitt, John Hume, Paddy Devlin | ||
Michael Coyle (born 5 August 1948) is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Dungiven, Coyle attended St Columb's College in Derry and the Belfast College of Technology. He worked as a telephone engineer for British Telecom and in 1993 was co-opted on to Limavady Borough Council as a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) representative.
In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in East Londonderry. Following the resignation of Northern Ireland Assembly member Arthur Doherty on 1 September 2002, Coyle was co-opted on to the body, representing East Londonderry. He stood in the constituency in the 2003 Assembly election, but was not elected.
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