Richie McPhillips
Richie McPhillips | |
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McPhillips in 2016 | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| In office 5 May 2016 – 30 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Flanagan |
| Succeeded by | Jemma Dolan |
| Member of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council | |
| In office 22 May 2014 – 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | New council |
| Succeeded by | Garbhan McPhillips |
| Constituency | Erne East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Patrick McPhillips 7 July 1957 Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Spouse | Agnes McPhillips |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Lisnaskea |
| Website | http://www.sdlp.ie/people/ritchie-mcphillips/ |
Richard Patrick "Richie" McPhillips (born 7 July 1957) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician from Northern Ireland. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from the 2016 Assembly election until his defeat 10 months later at the 2017 election.
Having previously worked as an insurance broker, he was elected in the 2014 Local Council Elections to serve as a councillor for the newly established Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (amassing 1,015 first preference votes (12.9%) in the Erne East DEA).