Jane Morrice was born on 11 May 1954 and is a Northern Irish politician and journalist who helped architect the Good Friday Agreement.
18 Facts About Jane Morrice
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Jane Morrice is the former Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, former Head of the European Commission Office in Northern Ireland and former reporter for BBC Belfast.
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Jane Morrice served two terms as Deputy Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Equality Commission and was a prominent member of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition until it ceased to exist in 2006.
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Jane Morrice was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in June 1998 and was appointed Deputy Speaker in February 2000.
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Jane Morrice has represented NI interests as an EESC Member in Brussels since 2006 and, after many decades as a Member of the European Movement Northern Ireland, she was nominated Hon.
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Jane Morrice was involved in the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and was a member of the Standing Orders Committee which set the initial rules governing Assembly procedures post-devolution.
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Jane Morrice was a member of the Assembly's Trade and Industry Committee and the Public Accounts Committee.
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Jane Morrice was educated at Ashleigh House School and Methodist College Belfast and the University of Ulster.
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Jane Morrice began her career as a journalist in Brussels in 1980; In 1986, she moved to BBC Belfast as reporter covering news and current affairs during the 'troubles' and was later promoted to Business and Labour Relations correspondent.
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Jane Morrice graduated from the University of Ulster, with a BA Hon in European Studies.
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Jane Morrice speaks fluent French and basic Spanish and German.
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Dr Jane Morrice entered politics in 1996 when she co-founded the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition.
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Jane Morrice stood unsuccessfully as a NI Women's Coalition representative in North Down at the 1997.
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Jane Morrice was elected in North Down at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election, but lost the seat at the 2003 election.
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Jane Morrice served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Integrated Education Fund, as Deputy Chief NI Equality Commissioner and as a Board Member of the Laganside Corporation, which was tasked with regenerating Belfast's waterfront.
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In 2006, Jane Morrice was nominated to represent Northern Ireland on the Brussels-based EESC and, in 2013, she was elected its vice president.
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In recognition of her work, Jane Morrice was awarded the Boston Certificate of Recognition for Peace and Equality.
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Jane Morrice was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Queens University Belfast on the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.