Topic: David Trimble
Quotes
I don't know there was much she did apart from accompanying Bill (Clinton) going around
Irish blast Clinton's foreign policy claim Mar 09, 2008
He might also like to ask himself what other unionist leader is going to make an effort to implement the agreement when they see what has happened to the one leader who did unambiguously endeavor to do so
Nobel winner Trimble resigns from UUP May 09, 2005
The unmasking of the events since December 2004, involving Sinn Fein/IRA, and the duplicity and criminality of its leadership, has once again demonstrated that they are unfit for government and unable to honor their obligations to conduct their affairs by exclusively peaceful means
Trimble still backs power sharing Mar 16, 2005
While we wait for the IRA to decommission and disband, the democratic politicians in Northern Ireland should not be excluded from power
Trimble still backs power sharing Mar 16, 2005
The crucial thing is that there is transparency and confidence is created
Trimble says N.Ireland deal is close Dec 07, 2004
William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC (born 15 October 1944, in Belfast), is a politician from Northern Ireland. He served as Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP; 1995–2005), was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland (1998–2002), and was a Member of the British Parliament (1990–2005). He is currently a life peer for the Conservative Party. Trimble was awarded the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, along with John Hume.
While a professor of law at Queens University, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention. He served as Member of Parliament for Upper Bann from 1990 until 2005. He resigned leadership of the UUP soon afterwards. In June 2006, he became a member of the House of Lords, as The Right Honourable William David Trimble by the name, style, and title of Baron Trimble, of Lisnagarvey in the County of Antrim. In April 2007 he left the UUP to join the Conservative Party.
In June 2010, the Israeli government appointed Lord Trimble to be one of two international observers serving on an Israeli commission of inquiry looking into the events surrounding an Israeli raid on the Mavi Marmara, along with Canadian former Judge Advocate General Ken Watkin.
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