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| − | '''William David Trimble''' | + | {{person |
| + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Trimble | ||
| + | |website=http://www.davidtrimble.org | ||
| + | |constitutes=politician | ||
| + | |birth_date=15 October 1944 | ||
| + | |spouses=Heather McComb | ||
| + | |alma_mater=Queen's University, Belfast | ||
| + | |birth_name=William David Trimble | ||
| + | |birth_place=Bangor, Northern Ireland | ||
| + | |nationality=British | ||
| + | |religion=Presbyterian | ||
| + | |political_parties=Conservative | ||
| + | |children=Richard Victoria, Nicholas Sarah | ||
| + | |employment={{job | ||
| + | |title=First Minister of Northern Ireland | ||
| + | |start=1 July 1998 | ||
| + | |end=14 October 2002 | ||
| + | }}{{job | ||
| + | |title=Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party | ||
| + | |start=8 September 1995 | ||
| + | |end=24 June 2005 | ||
| + | }}{{job | ||
| + | |title=Member of the Legislative Assembly for Upper Bann | ||
| + | |start=25 June 1998 | ||
| + | |end=7 March 2007 | ||
| + | }}{{job | ||
| + | |title=Member of Parliament for Upper Bann | ||
| + | |start=17 May 1990 | ||
| + | |end=5 May 2005 | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | '''William David Trimble''' is a former leader of the [[Ulster Unionist Party]], First Minister of Northern Ireland and MP for Upper Bann. He was appointed a Conservative peer in the House of Lords as Lord Trimble of Lisnagarvey. <ref>[http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=136342 David Trimble joins the Conservatives], [[Conservative Party]], 17 April 2007.</ref> He is one of the Founder Members of the neoconservative Israel lobby group [[The Friends of Israel Initiative]] in 2007. <ref>[[Media:Friends of Israel - The Founder Members.pdf|PDF Copy]] of The Friends of Israel Initiative > About > Founder Members <http://www.friendsofisraelinitiative.org/about-advisors.php> created 15 July 2010.</ref> | ||
==Intelligence leaks== | ==Intelligence leaks== | ||
::O'Callaghan used to advise David Trimble on IRA thinking which Trimble took, together with snippets of intelligence leaked to him by the RUC, to build up a picture of republican intentions, often completely wrong, but sometimes better informed than us, or at least more up to date since the police information seemed to get to him first. On the basis of this information, Trimble was convinced that [[Sinn Fein]] would not be able to meet the tests that were being imposed on them in 1997, and that therefore he would not face the difficult dilemma of whether or not to go into government with them. <ref>Great Hatred, Little Room, Making Peace in Northern Ireland, by [[Jonathan Powell]], The Bodley Head, London, 2008, p19.</ref> | ::O'Callaghan used to advise David Trimble on IRA thinking which Trimble took, together with snippets of intelligence leaked to him by the RUC, to build up a picture of republican intentions, often completely wrong, but sometimes better informed than us, or at least more up to date since the police information seemed to get to him first. On the basis of this information, Trimble was convinced that [[Sinn Fein]] would not be able to meet the tests that were being imposed on them in 1997, and that therefore he would not face the difficult dilemma of whether or not to go into government with them. <ref>Great Hatred, Little Room, Making Peace in Northern Ireland, by [[Jonathan Powell]], The Bodley Head, London, 2008, p19.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:15, 20 September 2015
 David Trimble     (politician) | |
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| Born | William David Trimble 15 October 1944 Bangor, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Queen's University, Belfast |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Children | • Richard Victoria • Nicholas Sarah |
| Spouse | Heather McComb |
| Member of | British-American Project, Henry Jackson Society, Königswinter/Speakers |
| Party | Conservative |
William David Trimble is a former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, First Minister of Northern Ireland and MP for Upper Bann. He was appointed a Conservative peer in the House of Lords as Lord Trimble of Lisnagarvey. [1] He is one of the Founder Members of the neoconservative Israel lobby group The Friends of Israel Initiative in 2007. [2]
Intelligence leaks
- O'Callaghan used to advise David Trimble on IRA thinking which Trimble took, together with snippets of intelligence leaked to him by the RUC, to build up a picture of republican intentions, often completely wrong, but sometimes better informed than us, or at least more up to date since the police information seemed to get to him first. On the basis of this information, Trimble was convinced that Sinn Fein would not be able to meet the tests that were being imposed on them in 1997, and that therefore he would not face the difficult dilemma of whether or not to go into government with them. [3]
Affiliations
- Friends of Israel Initiative
- Henry Jackson Society Project for Democratic Geopolitics
- Conservative Party
- Ulster Unionist Party
Connections
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References
- ↑ David Trimble joins the Conservatives, Conservative Party, 17 April 2007.
- ↑ PDF Copy of The Friends of Israel Initiative > About > Founder Members <http://www.friendsofisraelinitiative.org/about-advisors.php> created 15 July 2010.
- ↑ Great Hatred, Little Room, Making Peace in Northern Ireland, by Jonathan Powell, The Bodley Head, London, 2008, p19.
