Gerry Fitt
The Lord Fitt | |
|---|---|
| 1st Deputy Chief Executive of Northern Ireland | |
| In office 1 January 1974 – 28 May 1974 | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Chief Executive | Brian Faulkner |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party | |
| In office 20 August 1970 – 6 May 1979 | |
| Deputy | John Hume |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | John Hume |
| Member of Parliament for Belfast West | |
| In office 31 March 1966 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | James Kilfedder |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Adams |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 14 October 1983 – 26 August 2005 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1926 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 26 August 2005 (aged 79) London, England, UK |
| Political party | Independent (1979–2005) |
| Other political affiliations | Dock Labour Party (1950s) Irish Labour (to 1964) Republican Labour (1964–1970) SDLP (1970–1979) |
| Spouse | Ann Fitt |
| Children | 6 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Merchant Navy |
| Years of service | 1941–1953 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Gerard Fitt, Baron Fitt (9 April 1926 – 26 August 2005), was a politician from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was a founder and the first leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), a social democratic and Irish nationalist party.