Maurice Morrow, Baron Morrow

Maurice George Morrow, Baron Morrow of Clogher Valley in the County of Tyrone ( born September 27, 1948 in Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland ) is a British politician of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP ), and since 1998 a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2006, is a life peer member of the House of Lords.

Life

After attending primary school in Ballygawley and Dungannon Middle School in Morrow graduated from the Dungannon Technical College and then worked as a real estate broker. He began his political career in local politics and is a member of the Council of the District Dungannon and South Tyrone since 1973.

In the elections of 25 June 1998, he was first elected as a candidate of the Democratic Unionist Party as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly and represents in this after his re- election on 26 November 2003, November 7, 2007 and May 5, 2011 since the constituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone. During this time he was on 27 July 2000 to 24 October 2001 as the successor to Nigel Dodds Minister of Social Development in the First Minister David Trimble led by the Northern Ireland Executive.

By Letters Patent dated 7 June 2006 Morrow was, who succeeded James McClure Chairman of the DUP since 2000, as a life peer with the title Baron raised Morrow of Clogher Valley in the County of Tyrone in the peerage. Shortly afterwards, on 27 June 2006 was his introduction ( Introduction) as a member of the House of Lords. Lord Morrow is thus one next to Wallace Browne, Baron Browne of Belmont and Eileen Paisley, Baroness Paisley of St George's to the first three members of the DUP, the member of the House of Lords were. In the House of Lords he belongs to the group of so-called Cross Bencher.

In addition to his membership Upper House, he was also alternating member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union between 2006 and 2010.