Mark Durkan

Mark Durkan (born 26 June 1960) is a retired Irish nationalist politician from Northern Ireland. Durkan was the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from November 2001 to October 2002. He also was the Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2001 to 2010.^[1][2] He unsuccessfully ran for MEP with Fine Gael at the 2019 European Parliament election.^[3]

Mark Durkan
Durkan in 2011
2nd deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
In office 6 November 2001 – 14 October 2002 Serving with David Trimble
Preceded by	Seamus Mallon
Succeeded by	Martin McGuinness
Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
In office 6 November 2001 – 7 February 2010
Deputy	Bríd Rodgers Alasdair McDonnell
Preceded by	John Hume
Succeeded by	Margaret Ritchie
Member of Parliament for Foyle
In office 5 May 2005 – 3 May 2017
Preceded by	John Hume
Succeeded by	Elisha McCallion
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Foyle
In office 25 June 1998 – 9 November 2010
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Pól Callaghan
Personal details
Born	John Mark Durkan (1960-06-26) 26 June 1960 (age 65) Derry, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael SDLP
Spouse(s)	Jackie Durkan
Children	Dearbháil Durkan
Parents	Brendan Durkan Isobel Durkan
Relatives	Mark H. Durkan
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast University of Ulster