Michael Coyle (politician)

Michael Coyle (born 5 August 1948) is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.

Michael Coyle
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Londonderry
In office 1 September 2002 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	Arthur Doherty
Succeeded by	Francie Brolly
Personal details
Born	5 August 1948 Dungiven
Political party	Social Democratic and Labour Party

Born in Dungiven, Coyle attended St Columb's College in Derry and the Belfast College of Technology. He worked as a telephone engineer for British Telecom and in 1993 was co-opted on to Limavady Borough Council as a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) representative.[1]

In 1996 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in East Londonderry.[2] Following the resignation of Northern Ireland Assembly member Arthur Doherty on 1 September 2002, Coyle was co-opted on to the body, representing East Londonderry. He stood in the constituency in the 2003 Assembly election, but was not elected.[3]

References

1. Biography – Michael Coyle, Northern Ireland Assembly Archived 15 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
2. Northern Ireland elections
3. East Londonderry, Northern Ireland Elections