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Alex Attwood was born on 26 April, 1959 in Belfast, United Kingdom. He is an Irish politician and a member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). He was the Minister for Social Development in the Northern Ireland Executive from 2011 to 2016. Attwood was educated at St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School in Belfast and Queen's University Belfast, where he graduated with a degree in law. He was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 1983. Attwood was first elected to Belfast City Council in 1985 and served as a councillor until 1997. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998 and served as an MLA until 2011. He was appointed Minister for Social Development in the Northern Ireland Executive in 2011 and served until 2016. Attwood is married to Anne and they have two children. As of 2021, Alex Attwood's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

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Age 65 years old
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Born 26 April 1959
Birthday 26 April
Birthplace Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality Ireland

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Alex Attwood Net Worth

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2010

In May 2010, he succeeded Margaret Ritchie as Minister for Social Development. In May 2011, he was appointed as Minister for Environment, succeeding Edwin Poots. As Environment Minister, he has faced some opposition when trying to set up two national parks in Northern Ireland from the Ulster Farmer's Union. The president of the UFU, Harry Sinclair, said: "We have consistently highlighted that there are genuine and deep-seated concerns from our members across a very wide range of issues particularly on the areas of bureaucracy, additional restrictions, governance, access, liability, and the impact on the social structure of these areas. These very real issues clearly remain."

1997

In 1997, he was appointed by John Hume to the Dublin Forum for Peace and Reconciliation. Attwood was a member of the SDLP Talks Team, playing a key negotiating role on policing, human rights and justice issues. He was elected to Northern Ireland Assembly in June 1998. Attwood is the SDLP spokesperson on policing and has played a key role in negotiations on the Policing Bill. He was appointed to the Northern Ireland Policing Board in September 2001.

1985

Educated at Queen's University, Belfast, where he served as President of the Students' Union, he later became a practising solicitor. Attwood was a member of Belfast City Council for the Upper Falls, West Belfast from 1985 to 2001. He was a former leader of the SDLP Belfast City Council Group. In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in West Belfast. In 1997, he participated in negotiations for the first Nationalist Mayor of Belfast, having failed to secure his own nomination for the post within his political grouping.

1959

Alex Attwood (born 26 April 1959) is an Irish politician, who served as Minister for Environment in the Northern Ireland Executive. He is a member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and formerly represented Belfast West in the Northern Ireland Assembly.