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Gary McKeown
Chairman
Gary got involved in the SDLP in 2000 and since then has been Chair of the
Queen's University branch of the party, an SDLP Executive Committee member,
vice-chair of the party's Communications Committee, as well as having worked
full-time for the party as Youth Officer.
A belief that everyone in Ireland should have equal rights and opportunities,
and that everyone has a duty to make a difference, influenced his choice to
join the SDLP, a party which has a track record of building a better future
and helping people regardless of their background or religion.
As Chairman of SDLP Youth, Gary intends to drive forward a programme of
campaigns which address the pressing issues facing young people today.
Ashleigh
Ismail
Campaigns Officer
Ashleigh is currently studying for her A-levels at Hunterhouse college Belfast,
one of which is in politics.
She moved to Northern Ireland in 1999 and has since been interested
in the vibrant political atmosphere in this country. Ashleigh has
recently become a member of the SDLP, the first to do so in her family,
claiming that she 'chose her politics' rather than being born into it.
Aside from politics, Ashleigh's interests include Campaigning for pressure groups
such as Greenpeace and has done a lot of work for PETA, promoting vegetariansim
and animal rights worldwide. In the future Ashleigh hopes to study politics
in Queen's University and is hoping to become a political researcher.
Peter
Armstrong
Vice Chair
Peter is a 20 year old entrepreneur and
political enthusiast from South Belfast.
He has worked as an Auxiliary Press Officer
in the SDLP Press Office at Stormont and
more recently as a Political Assistant in
the South Belfast MPs Constituency Office.
He is now self-employed and works for his own web hosting business.
As a party member, he involves himself in
electioneering, party conferences and work
experience with them. Peter was elected
to the SDLP Youth Executive in 2005 as PRO
and in 2006 as University & Colleges
Officer. He is a member of the Stranmillis
Branch and a delegate to the South Belfast
Constituency Council.
Clare Muldoon
Public Relations Officer
Clare is a 27 year old from South Belfast. "Born into" the world of
Politics she has been involved with the SDLP from a very young age and
one of her earliest memories is wearing a "Hume for Europe" T-shirt
and canvassing for John Hume on the streets on Belfast in the early
80's. Clare has been involved with several other campaigns over the
years with Local Council, Assembly, and Westminster elections in West,
South and more recently East Belfast.
Living overseas in Japan and the United States Clare returned to
Northern Ireland at the end of 2006 and emmersed herself back into the
world of Politics. Previously a member of the Lower Falls Branch, she
is now a member of the Stranmillis Branch. Determined to be more
active, she joined the Youth Group, was recently elected to the SDLP
Youth Executive and is the Group's Communications Officer.
Clare is primarily interested in issues that affect our local
Communities in Northern Ireland such as Planning, Housing and
Environmental Issues. She is currently involved with Resident's
Associations and has volunteered with Special Olympics Ireland.
Gavin
Boyd
Campaigns Officer
Gavin graduated from Queen's University, Belfast this year with a degree in law.
He is 22 and lives in Belfast City Centre. As Campaigns Officer, his role on the
Executive is to organise SDLP Youth's campaigns and to report back to the youth
group on the progress of campaigns.
Gavin became interested in the SDLP at school, while learning about the Civil Rights
Movement and Good Friday Agreement and joined the party when he became a student at Queen's.
His main political interests are social and economic equality, worker's rights
(especially for young people) and global solidarity with oppressed peoples,
such as Palestinians living within the Isreali Occupied Territories.
Matthew
McDermott
Ordinary Executive Member
Matthew is 22 years old and is an SDLP Councillor in Lisburn.
He works tirelessly and is committed to the SDLP and SDLP values
of social justice, equality, peace, partnership and prosperity.
In 2006 he was elected to the Youth executive as campaigns officer and
was committed to ensuring that SDLP Youth maintained their productive work
on past campaigns and also came up with fresh, new initiatives.
In 2007 he was elected as an Ordinary Executive Member, with the aim of
ensuring that SDLP Youth continue is invaluable work campaigning and
lobbying on Youth Issues.
Matthew has a three-year-old son, also called Matthew who provides his inspiration
and drive to promote SDLP values and aims; to provide a better way to a better Ireland.
Malachy Quinn
University & Colleges Officer
Malachy is a 20 years old student from Coalisland, studying Liberal Arts with
History at St Marys Univeristy College, Belfast and hopes to become a teacher in
the following years. He joined the SDLP fairly recently with the aim of raising
support for the party across the country especially in the universities.
As University and Colleges Officer he not only wants to raise support but
also raise awarness for major student issues that senior politians are failing
to take notice of.
Outside of politics Malachy work with the local SVP in raising money for the poor as
well as being involved with Muintir na Mointeach, a local group that helps preserve
the local enviroment and promote healthy living. He is also a keen public speaker
and has an interest in music and sport.
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