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Hugh Carr

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Hugh Carr
Member of
Newry and Mourne District Council
In office
17 May 1989 – April 2003
Preceded byPatrick Harper
Succeeded byPaul McKibben
ConstituencyCrotlieve
Member of the Northern Ireland Forum
for South Down
In office
30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Personal details
BornNorthern Ireland
Political partySocial Democratic and Labour Party

Hugh Carr is a former Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician.

Biography

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Carr was elected to Newry and Mourne District Council in 1989, representing the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Crotlieve.[1]

Carr was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, representing South Down, but was not able to take the same seat at the 1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election.[2]

Carr held his council seat at the 1993, 1997 and 2001 elections.[3] In 2003, he was appointed as the Chair of the Newry District Policing Partnership.[4] However, he resigned from the council in April, citing personal circumstances.[5]

References

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Northern Ireland Forum
New forum Member for South Down
1996–1998
Forum dissolved