Gerard Fitt
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Gerard Fitt was a prominent Northern Irish politician and founder of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, known for advocating civil rights and constitutional nationalism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northern Irish politician
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1926-04-09 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Parkinson's disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2005-08-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Fitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOf | Social Democratic and Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Baron Fitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
European Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ House of Lords ⓘ Irish Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Social Democratic and Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Ireland civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gerard Fitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Life peer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of civil rights in Northern Ireland
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founding the Social Democratic and Labour Party ⓘ parliamentary representation of nationalist working-class voters in Belfast ⓘ |
| occupation |
dock worker
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politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
constitutional nationalism
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social democracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
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Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ Member of the European Parliament ⓘ Member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland ⓘ Senator of the Irish Senate ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| represented |
Belfast Central
NERFINISHED
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Belfast West NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland in the European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Fitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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