Billy Leonard
Billy Leonard | |
|---|---|
| Member of Coleraine Borough Council | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Eamon Mullan |
| Succeeded by | Ciarán Archibald |
| Constituency | Bann |
| In office 7 June 2001 – 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Dempsey |
| Succeeded by | Maura Hickey |
| Constituency | The Skerries |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Londonderry | |
| In office 7 January 2010 – 25 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Francie Brolly |
| Succeeded by | Cathal Ó hOisín |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1955 Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Independent Republican (since 2011) |
| Other political affiliations | Sinn Féin (2004 - 2011) SDLP (Until 2004) |
| Spouse | Valerie Leonard |
| Children | 6 |
Billy Leonard (born 13 January 1955) is an Irish republican retired politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry from 2010 to 2011. A former Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) officeholder, he then joined Sinn Féin, but is now an Independent Republican.