Fearghal McKinney was deputy leader of the SDLP from 2015 to 2016.
11 Facts About Fearghal McKinney
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Fearghal McKinney has reported on, introduced television debates about, and co-hosted UTV's coverage of local and general elections.
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Fearghal McKinney was nominated in 2006 for the RTS Award for Nations and Regions Presenter.
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In January 2009, Fearghal McKinney announced his departure from UTV, and left the station that month.
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Fearghal McKinney unsuccessfully contested the Parliamentary constituency of Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the 2010 Westminster general election for the Social Democratic and Labour Party.
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Fearghal McKinney was selected to replace Conall McDevitt as MLA for South Belfast and became an MLA on 16 September 2013.
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Fearghal McKinney was appointed SDLP Health Spokesperson sitting on the Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety.
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Fearghal McKinney was a member of the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment.
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Fearghal McKinney tabled a number of motions for debate on the Transforming Your Care plan, on older people's care, autism services, and mental health services.
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On 25 June 2015, Fearghal McKinney was selected as an SDLP candidate for South Belfast in the Northern Ireland Assembly election on 5 May 2016, but he was unsuccessful in defending the seat he inherited from Conall McDevitt.
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Fearghal McKinney is married with three children and lives in Belfast.