From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maurice Morrow, Baron Morrow
Maurice Morrow, Baron Morrow
The Right Honourable MLA in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 1998. In July
The Lord Morrow 2000 he became Minister for Social Development in the
MLA Northern Ireland Executive, a position held until Octo-
ber 2001, during which time he was credited with im-
plementing policies recognising the needs of the elderly,
the farming community and introduced new measures to
tackle welfare fraud.
It was announced on 11 April 2006 that Morrow
would be one of the first three members of the DUP to be
created life peers, giving the party its first representation
Morrow,
in the House of Lords. He was created Baron Morrow of
Clogher Valley in the County of Tyrone, on 7 June 2006
and was formally introduced to the House of Lords on 27
Minister for Social Development June.[1]
In office The other new DUP peers are Wallace Browne, the
2000–2001 Lord Mayor of Belfast for 2005–6, and Eileen Paisley, a
vice-president of the DUP and wife of the Leader of the
Preceded by Nigel Dodds
DUP, Ian Paisley. All are to become "working" life peers.
Succeeded Nigel Dodds At the same time, it was announced that David Trimble,
by former MP and former leader of the Ulster Unionists, was
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly also being appointed as a working life peer.
for Fermanagh & South Tyrone Morrow is married and has two daughters. He main-
tains an interest in rural development.
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 June 1998
References
[1] House of Lords – Minute
Preceded by New Creation
Personal details
External links
Born 1948 (age 62–63)
Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern • Maurice Morrow MLA, DUP website
Ireland • List of Members, House of Lords
• Notice of Lord Morrow’s Introduction, House of
Political Democratic Unionist Party
party Lords – Minute
• Four new unionist peers appointed, BBC News, 11
Religion Protestant April 2006
Website http://dup.org.uk/ Persondata
MyProfile.asp?MemberID=101
Name Morrow, Maurice
Maurice George Morrow, Baron Morrow (born 1948) is a Alternative
Northern Irish unionist politician. He is one of two Demo- names
cratic Unionist MLAs for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Short descrip-
alongside Arlene Foster, and was made a life peer in June tion
2006. He is also a councillor on Dungannon and South Ty- Date of birth 1948
rone Borough Council representing Dungannon Town.
Place of birth Ballygawley, County Tyrone, North-
He was educated at Ballygawley Primary School, Dun-
ern Ireland
gannon Secondary and Dungannon Technical College,
following which he pursued a career as an estate agent. Date of death
Morrow’s political career began in 1973 when he was Place of death
elected to Fermanagh District Council. He has been an
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maurice Morrow, Baron Morrow
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone Succeeded by
New creation 1998– Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Democratic Unionist Party Incumbent
James McClure 2000?–present
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Social Development Succeeded by
Nigel Dodds 2000–2001 Nigel Dodds
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