| William Hay MLA | |
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| Assumed office 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Eileen Bell |
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| Succeeded by | Current |
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| Assumed office 1998 |
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| Constituency | Foyle |
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| Born | 1950 County Donegal, Republic of Ireland |
| Website | DUP profile |
William "Willie" Hay MLA (born 1950) is the current Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Born in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, Hay was elected to Derry City Council in Northern Ireland in 1981 for the Democratic Unionist Party. He served as Mayor in 1993 and Deputy Mayor in 1992, and was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998. He is a member of the Northern Ireland Housing Council and the Londonderry Port and Harbour Commission. [1] and in 2001 became a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.
William Hay was elected Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly on 8 May 2007 following the restoration of devolution.
External links
- Londonderry DUP profile
- NI Assembly - Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- DUP party website profile
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| Preceded by Mary Bradley |
Mayor of Derry 1992-93 |
Succeeded by Annie Courtney |
| Preceded by Eileen Bell |
Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly 2007-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Assembly Member for Foyle 1998 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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