Gerry Fitt

The Right Honourable The Lord Fitt PC
1st Deputy Chief Executive of Northern Ireland
In office 1 January 1974 – 28 May 1974
Chief Executive	Brian Faulkner
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
In office 20 August 1970 – 6 May 1979
Deputy	John Hume
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John Hume
Member of Parliament for West Belfast
In office 31 March 1966 – 13 May 1983
Preceded by	James Kilfedder
Succeeded by	Gerry Adams
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 14 October 1983 – 26 August 2005 Life Peerage
Personal details
Born	(1926-04-09)9 April 1926 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died	26 August 2005(2005-08-26) (aged 79) London, England, UK
Political party	Independent (1979–2005)
Other political affiliations	Dock Labour Party (1950s) Irish Labour (to 1964) Republican Labour (1964–1970) SDLP (1970–1979)
Spouse	Ann Fitt
Children	6
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Merchant Navy
Years of service	1941–1953
Battles/wars	World War II

Gerard Fitt, Baron Fitt (9 April 1926 – 26 August 2005) was a politician from Northern Ireland. He was a founder and the first leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), a social democratic and Irish nationalist party.