John Tierney (Irish politician)

John Tierney
John Tierney
Mayor of Derry
	In office; 1984–1985
Preceded by	Len Green
Succeeded by	John McNickle
Member of Derry City Council
	In office; 26 September 2007 – 25 September 2013
Succeeded by	Shauna Cusack
Constituency	Northland
	In office; 15 May 1985 – 7 June 2001
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Helen Quigley
Constituency	Northland
	In office; 20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985
Preceded by	Raymond McClean
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Londonderry Area D
Chief whip of the SDLP in the Northern Ireland Assembly
	In office; 2002 – 26 November 2003
Leader	Mark Durkan
Member of the Legislative Assembly; for Foyle
	In office; 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Pat Ramsey
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum ; for Foyle
	In office; 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Personal details
Born	9 December 1951 (age 73); Derry, Northern Ireland
Political party	Social Democratic and Labour Party

John Tierney (born 9 December 1951) is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Foyle from 1998 to 2003.

Early life and career

Born in Derry, Tierney worked as a tool setter before joining the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). He was elected to Derry City Council in 1981, and served as the Mayor of Derry in 1984. In 1996, Tierney was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum for Foyle, and he held his seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election. He stood down from the Council in 2001, while the following year, he became the whip of the SDLP group on the Assembly.^[1]

Tierney stood down from the Assembly at the 2003 election,^[2] and in 2007 was co-opted back on to Derry City Council.^[3]