David Ford (politician)

David Ford
Minister of Justice
In office 12 April 2010 – 6 May 2016
First Minister	Peter Robinson (FM) Martin McGuinness (dFM)
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Claire Sugden
Leader of the Alliance Party
In office 6 October 2001 – 6 October 2016
Deputy	Eileen Bell Naomi Long
Preceded by	Seán Neeson
Succeeded by	Naomi Long
Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Antrim
In office 25 June 1998 – 25 June 2018
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	John Blair
Personal details
Born	(1951-02-24) 24 February 1951 (age 73) Orpington, Kent, England, UK
Political party	Alliance
Spouse	Anne Ford
Children	4
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Social Worker
Website	Official webpage

David Ford (born 24 February 1951) is a former Northern Irish politician, who was leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland from October 2001 until October 2016 and was Northern Ireland Minister of Justice from April 2010 until May 2016.^[1] He was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim from 1998 to 2018.