Martin McGuinness

James Martin Pacelli McGuinness (Erse: Séamus Máirtín Pacelli Mag Aonghusa;^[1] 23 May 1950 – 21 March 2017) wus an Earse republican, Sinn Féin politician wha wis the First Minister depute o Norlin Airlan frae Mey 2007 tae Januar 2017. 

Martin McGuinness
First Minister depute o Norlin Airlan
In office 8 Mey 2007 – 9 Januar 2017* Servin with Ian Paisley, Peter Robinson, Arlene Foster
Precedit bi	Mark Durkan
Succeedit bi	Michelle O'Neill
Minister o Eddication
In office 2 December 1999 – 14 October 2002
First Meenister	David Trimble Reg Empey (Acting)
First Minister depute	Seamus Mallon Mark Durkan
Precedit bi	Office establishit
Succeedit bi	Caitríona Ruane
Parliamentary Representation Member o the Legislative Semmlie far Foyle In office 6 Mey 2016 – 26 Januar 2017 Precedit bi Maeve McLaughlin Succeedit bi Elisha McCallion Member o the Legislative Semmlie far Mid Ulstèr In office 25 Juin 1998 – 6 Mey 2016 Precedit bi Constituency established Succeedit bi Linda Dillon Member o Pairlament far Mid Ulstèr In office 1 Mey 1997 – 2 Januar 2013 Precedit bi William McCrea Succeedit bi Francie Molloy Majority 15,363 (37.6%)
Personal details
Born	James Martin Pacelli McGuinness 23 Mey 1950(1950-05-23) Derry, Norlin Airlan
Dee'd	21 Mairch 2017(2017-03-21) (aged 66) Derry, Norlin Airlan
Naitionality	Erse
Spoose(s)	Bernadette Canning (m. 1974)
Bairns	4
*John O'Dowd servit as actin dFM frae 20 September 2011 tae 31 October 2011 while McGuinness campaignit in the 2011 Erse presidential election.

An umwhile Provisional IRA leader, McGuinness wus MP fur Mid Ulster frae 1997 till his resignatioun in 2013.^[2][3] Like aw Sinn Féin MPs, McGuinness abstainit frae participation in the Wastmeenster Pairlament.  Follaein the St Andra's Greeance an the Semmlie election in 2007, he becam First Minister depute o Norlin Airlan oan 8 Mey 2007, wi Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Ian Paisley becomin First Minister. Oan 5 Juin 2008 he wus re-appointit as First Minister depute tae serve alangside Peter Robinson, wha succeedit Paisley as First Minister.^[4] McGuinness umwhile servit as Minister o Eddication in the Norlin Airlan Executive atween 1999 an 2002. He wis Sinn Féin's candidate fur Preses o Ireland in the 2011 election.^[5][6][7]

Warking alangside US Special Envoy George Mitchell, McGuinness wus yin o the main architects o the Guid Fryday Greeance an aw, whit formally cementit the Norlin Airlan peace process.^[8]

On 9 Januar 2017, McGuinness resigned as First Minister depute in a protest ower tha Renewable Heat Incentive scandal.^[9] He announcit oan 19 Januar thit he widnae be standin fur re-election tae the Norlin Airlan Assemlie in the 2 Mairch 2017 election due tae ill health. He reportedly sufferit frae amyloidosis, a condition thit attacks the vital organs, an retirit shortly afore his death oan 21 Mairch 2017, agit 66.^[10][11]