Seamus Mallon

Seamus Mallon
Mallon in 1998
Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
In office 1 July 1998 – 6 November 2001 Serving with David Trimble
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Mark Durkan
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Newry and Armagh
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Dominic Bradley
Member of Parliament for Newry and Armagh
In office 23 January 1986 – 11 April 2005
Preceded by	Jim Nicholson
Succeeded by	Conor Murphy
Senator
In office 18 February 1982 – 24 November 1982
Taoiseach	Charles Haughey
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	Seamus Frederick Mallon (1936-08-17)17 August 1936 Markethill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Died	24 January 2020(2020-01-24) (aged 83) Markethill, Northern Ireland
Political party	SDLP
Spouse	Gertrude Cush ​ (died 2016)​
Children	1
Education	Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School St Patrick's Grammar School
Alma mater	St Mary's University College
Profession	Teacher

Seamus Frederick Mallon (/ˈʃeɪməs ˈmælən/; 17 August 1936 – 24 January 2020) was an Irish politician who served as deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2001 and Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 1979 to 2001. He also sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1986 to 2005.