Herbert Kirk

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Herbert Viktor Kirk (born June 5, 1912 in Belfast , † March 4, 2006 ) was a Protestant Northern Irish politician of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).

Life

Herbert Kirk graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast and worked before his entry into politics, as a Chartered Accountant ( Chartered Accountant ).

Kirk was a member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). Since the election of 23 November 1956, he belonged as a member of the Unionist Party Northern Ireland Parliament ( Parliament of Northern Ireland on). There he represented the constituency of Belfast Windsor until 1972 until the dissolution of the Northern Irish Parliament . In Stormont he soon played a leading role and eventually became the minister appointed.

In 1962 he became a member of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland. From March 1962 to July 1964 he was Labor and Social Affairs ( Minister of Labor and National Insurance ), from July 1964 to April 1965 Education and Teaching Minister ( Minister of Education ), and from 1965 to 1972 Finance Minister of Northern Ireland ( Minister of Finance ).

After the dissolution of the Northern Irish Parliament and the introduction of the Direct Rule (self-government) in March 1972, he supported Brian Faulkner , the then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. Kirk proved to be a close ally of Faulkner in the political discussion about the introduction of an executive branch divided between unionists and nationalists and in bringing about the Sunningdale Agreement .

In 1973 Kirk was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for the constituency of Belfast South ; he remained a Member of Parliament until May 1974. From January to May 1974 he was again Minister of Finance in the Northern Ireland Executive ( Head of the Department of Finance in the Northern Ireland Executive ).

After a health breakdown in May 1974, Kirk retired from politics and resumed his professional activity.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ PRIVY COUNSELLORS - IRELAND List at Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page : Note: In en: WP the date of death in April 2011 was inserted without giving any sources. It cannot therefore be ruled out that the information on Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page is an unmarked takeover from the English Wikipedia.
  2. ↑ a b c d Rt. Hon. Herbert Victor Kirk Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons
  3. ↑ a b c Kirk, Herbert Victor biography at CAIN
  4. ↑ Northern Ireland Cabinet, June, 1967 (photo)
personal data
SURNAME Kirk, Herbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kirk, Herbert Viktor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Protestant Northern Irish politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Belfast
DATE OF DEATH March 4, 2006