Stephen Farry
Stephen Farry | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party | |
| In office 3 December 2016 – 8 October 2024 | |
| Leader | Naomi Long |
| Preceded by | Naomi Long |
| Succeeded by | Eóin Tennyson |
| Member of Parliament for North Down | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Sylvia Hermon |
| Succeeded by | Alex Easton |
| Minister for Employment and Learning | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 6 May 2016 | |
| First Minister | Peter Robinson (FM) Arlene Foster (FM) Martin McGuinness (dFM) |
| Preceded by | Danny Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for North Down | |
| In office 7 March 2007 – 16 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Eileen Bell |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Muir |
| Member of North Down Borough Council | |
| In office 19 May 1993 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | James Magee |
| Succeeded by | Michael Bower |
| Constituency | Abbey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Anthony Farry 22 April 1971 Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Alliance (until 2024) |
| Spouse |
Wendy Watt (m. 2005) |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Stephen Anthony Farry (born 22 April 1971) is a Northern Irish academic and former politician who was the deputy leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland from December 2016 to September 2024. Farry was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Down from 2019, until he lost his seat to independent unionist Alex Easton at the 2024 general election.
Farry served as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Down from 2007 to 2019, and was Minister for Employment and Learning in the Northern Ireland Executive until the post was abolished in 2016. In 2019, he was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as MP for North Down.