Rodney Connor
{{Short description|Public servant and politician from Northern Ireland}}
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| office1 = Chief Executive of Fermanagh District Council
| term_start1 = 2000
| term_end1 = 2010
| party = Unionist "Unity"
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Rodney Connor (born 25 March 1951{{cite web|url=http://www.nwipp-newspapers.com/FH/free/305233055985792.php|title=Biodata|publisher=Nwipp-newspapers.com|date=11 January 2010|accessdate=28 May 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120114252/http://www.nwipp-newspapers.com/FH/free/305233055985792.php|archivedate=20 January 2010}}) is a retired Chief Executive of Fermanagh District Council in Northern Ireland and was a candidate for political office.
2000s
In 2000, Connor was appointed as Chief Executive of Fermanagh District Council. In 2005 Connor was allegedly inappropriately appointed by unionist councillors voting along party lines, leading to concerns about unlawful discrimination. The unsuccessful candidates were compensated and the council was fined. The Ulster Unionist Party denied any wrongdoing and stated that Connor was simply the best candidate for the job.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4358254.stm|title=Councillors guilty of misconduct|publisher=BBC News|date=19 October 2005|accessdate=28 May 2010}} He continued to be employed by FDC until he retired in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/01/391107-rodney-connor-emerges-as-single-candidate-hope |title=Rodney Connor emerges as single candidate hope (From Impartial Reporter) |website=Impartialreporter.com |date= April 2010|accessdate=2017-03-05}}
2010 general election
Connor stood as the Unionist "Unity" candidate for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the 2010 Westminster election. He had the backing of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and the Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force electoral alliance between the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the Conservative Party. Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, said he was withdrawing his candidacy because he believed Connor was the ideal choice.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/northern_ireland/8610725.stm |title=Unionist 'unity' candidate agreed |publisher=BBC News |date=2010-04-09 |accessdate=2017-03-05}} He lost to the incumbent, Sinn Féin's Michelle Gildernew by four votes, having unsuccessfully challenged the result in the Election Court.
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Category:People from County Fermanagh
Category:Independent politicians in Northern Ireland
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