Patrick McCarthy (politician)
{{Short description|Northern Irish politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Patrick McCarthy
| honorific-suffix = MBE
| image = Cllr Pat McCarthy May Day, Belfast, April 2011 (002) (cropped).JPG
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| office1 = Lord Mayor of Belfast
| order1 = 63rd
| term_start1 = 1 June 2006
| term_end1 = 1 June 2007
| predecessor1 = Wallace Browne
| successor1 = Jim Rodgers
| office2 = Member of
Belfast City Council
| term_start2 = 7 June 2001
| term_end2 = 22 May 2014
| predecessor2 = Alasdair McDonnell
| successor2 = District abolished
| constituency2 = Laganbank
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Ormeau, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| party = Social Democratic and Labour Party (former)
Fianna Fáil{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Sweeney |first=Eamon |date=14 September 2017 |title=Northern Ireland politicians nominated for top Fianna Fail roles |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/northern-ireland-politicians-nominated-for-top-fianna-fail-roles-36129797.html |newspaper=Belfast Telegraph |access-date=31 May 2022}}
| website = www.sdlp.ie
}}
Patrick McCarthy MBE is an Irish Nationalist former politician, in Northern Ireland, who was Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2006 to 2007. As a member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), he was a Belfast City Councillor for the Laganbank DEA from 2001 to 2014.
Background
Born and raised in the Markets area of Belfast, McCarthy was interned without trial in 1971 on suspicion of being a member of the Official IRA, before being released in 1972.{{cite news |last=Monaghan |first=John |date=31 December 2015 |title=Former SDLP mayor and republican internee Pat McCarthy accepts MBE |url=http://www.irishnews.com/news/2015/12/31/news/former-sdlp-mayor-and-republican-internee-accepts-mbe-367479/ |work=The Irish News |access-date=31 May 2022}}
He was first elected to Belfast City Council, at the 2001 local elections, as an SDLP representative for the Laganbank District.
Following re-election in 2005, he was chosen as Lord Mayor of Belfast in 2006.[http://minutes.belfastcity.gov.uk/Published/StdDataDocs/4/7/3/0/SD00000374/$McCarthyPatrickCV.doc.htm CV] McCarthy, the city's fourth nationalist mayor, was endorsed by all parties except Sinn Féin.{{cite news |title=City elects new SDLP lord mayor |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/5038574.stm |work=BBC News |date=1 June 2006 |access-date=31 May 2022}}
He was re-elected to the Council in 2011.
Following nominations from church and community groups across the sectarian divide McCarthy was appointed MBE for Political and Community Cohesion in the 2016 New Year Honours.{{cite news |last=Monaghan |first=John |date=1 January 2016 |title=Former SDLP Belfast mayor and internee defends MBE award|url=http://www.irishnews.com/news/2016/01/01/news/former-sdlp-belfast-mayor-and-internee-defends-mbe-award-368456/ |work=The Irish News |access-date=24 November 2017}}
In 2017, McCarthy stood for election to the National Executive of Fianna Fáil, and has been a longstanding advocate for Fianna Fáil in Northern Ireland.
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Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire
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