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Robert McCartney

Politician

Robert McCartney is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Robert McCartney · روبيرت مكارتنى				[sources]
Alias	Robert Law McCartney				[sources]
Birth date	1936-04-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Belfast				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Northern Ireland				[sources]
Country	Northern Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Robert				[sources]
Last name	McCartney				[sources]
Political association	UK Unionist Party · Ulster Unionist Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7347473				[sources]
Position	Member of the 1982–1986 Northern Ireland Assembly · Member of the 1st Northern Ireland Assembly (1998-2003) · Member of the 2nd Northern Ireland Assembly (2003-2007) · Northern Ireland Assembly (member, 2003-2007) · member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom (1995-1997) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Queen's University Belfast				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Northern Irish politician and barrister (born 1936)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly	2003-11-26	2007-01-30

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,644

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Wikidata333,870

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