Gordon Dunne

Gordon Dunne MBE (4 April 1959 – 20 June 2021) was a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Down from 2011 until June 2021.^[2]

Gordon Dunne MBE
Member of the Legislative Assembly for North Down
In office 5 May 2011 – 9 June 2021[1]
Preceded by	Alan McFarland
Succeeded by	Stephen Dunne
Member of North Down Borough Council
In office 21 May 1997 – 22 May 2014
Preceded by	James White
Succeeded by	Council abolished
Constituency	Holywood
In office 15 May 1985 – 19 May 1993
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	James White
Constituency	Holywood
In office 20 May 1981 – 15 May 1985
Preceded by	Frederick White
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	North Down Area D
Personal details
Born	(1959-04-04)4 April 1959 Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Died	20 June 2021(2021-06-20) (aged 62)
Nationality	British
Political party	Democratic Unionist

Biography

Born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh,^[3] Dunne was first elected to North Down Borough Council in the 1981 local elections representing the Holywood area.^[4] He was re-elected in 1985 and 1989.^[5] He lost his seat in the 1993 local elections but regained it in 1997 and sat on the council since then.^[6] He resigned from the assembly effective 9 June 2021 for health reasons, and his son Stephen was subsequently co-opted to the role.^[7][1]

On 20 June 2021, eleven days after his resignation, Dunne died of cancer, aged 62.^[8][9][10]