David Trimble Politician

William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC (born 15 October 1944), is a British politician who was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002, and the Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1995 to 2005. He was also the Member of Parliament for Upper Bann from 1990 to 2005 and the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 1998 to 2007. In 2006, he was made a life peer in the House of Lords and a year later left the UUP to join the Conservative Party.Lord Trimble began his career as a Professor of Law at The Queen's University of Belfast in the 1970s, during which time he began to get involved with the paramilitary-linked Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention in 1975, and joined the UUP in 1978 after the VPUP disbanded. Remaining at Queen's University, he continued his academic career until being elected as the MP for Upper Bann in 1990. In 1995 he was unexpectedly elected as the Leader of the UUP. He was instrumental in the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, and (along with John Hume) won the Nobel Peace Prize that year for his efforts. He was later elected to become the first First Minister of Northern Ireland, although his tenure was turbulent and frequently interrupted by disagreements over the extent of Provisional Irish Republican Army decommissioning.After being defeated at the 2005 general election, Trimble resigned the leadership of the UUP soon afterwards. In June 2006, he accepted a life peerage in the House of Lords, taking the title of Baron Trimble, of Lisnagarvey in the County of Antrim. He did not stand again for the Assembly, which finally reconvened in 2007, instead leaving the UUP to join the Conservative Party.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Trimble William David Baron Trimble (full name with title)
Birth date	October 15, 1944
Birth place	Northern Ireland , Bangor County Down , United Kingdom , County Down
Nationality	British people
Religion	Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Residence	Northern Ireland , Banbridge
Education	Queen's University Belfast
Profession	Barrister , Lecturer

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Office holder

deputy	Mark Durkan Seamus Mallon John Taylor Baron Kilclooney Reg Empey
monarch	Elizabeth II
office	Member of Parliament Member of the Legislative Assembly Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party First Minister of Northern Ireland for Upper Bann
other party	Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party Ulster Unionist Party
party	Conservative Party (UK)
successor	Ian Paisley Reg Empey David Simpson (British politician) George Savage (politician)