David Norris

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David Patrick Bernard Norris (born July 1, 1944 in Kinshasa ) is an Irish politician and senator in the Seanad Éireann .

Senator David Norris

Norris was born in the Congo. After his father's death, he moved to Ireland as a child. There he attended St. Andres's College and The High School in Dublin. After graduating from high school, he went to Trinity College in Dublin, where he received a bachelor's degree in English literature and literature. He later graduated from Trinity College with a Masters . Norris got a job at Trinity College, where he worked as a lecturer and college tutor between 1968 and 1996 . Norris is a member of the Church of Ireland .

Norris has been a member of the Irish Senate since March 10, 1987, where he represents the University of Dublin .

In 1983 Norris sued the Supreme Court in Ireland, where he fought against the illegality of homosexuality in Ireland. His lawsuit was rejected in Dublin with 3-2 votes. Norris then went to the European Court of Human Rights , where Norris won his case against Ireland. In 1993, the illegality of homosexuality was lifted in Ireland.

Norris is also committed to the preservation of Irish Georgian buildings and is a member of the Irish Georgian Society .

In 2011, Norris ran for president , but withdrew his candidacy in August 2011 after it was discovered that he had sought leniency on behalf of a former life partner convicted of sexually abusing a youth in Israel. Shortly afterwards there was the 'withdrawal from retreat', and after the intervention of the later victorious candidate Michael D. Higgins of the Labor Party , who had called on his party's MPs in Dublin City Council to support him, he was nominated. In the election on October 27, he was the penultimate of seven candidates.

Awards and honors

  • Council of Europe Traveling Scholarship
  • Walter Wormser Harris Prize
  • First Foundation Scholarship in English Literature and Language
  • Gold Medal University Philosophical Society
  • Silver Medal, University Philosophical Society
  • 1st Class Moderatorship TCD

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statement by Norris on his homepage (page no longer exists) ( Memento of the original from August 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.norrisforpresident.ie
  2. ↑ Norris withdraws from presidential election race (page no longer accessible)

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personal data
SURNAME Norris, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Norris, David Patrick Bernard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish politician and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Kinshasa