Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood (born 30 April 1983) is an Irish nationalist politician serving as Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) since 2015. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Foyle since 2019, served in Northern Ireland Assembly from 2011 to 2019 and served on Derry City Council from 2005 to 2011.
Colum Eastwood MP | |
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Eastwood in 2023 | |
| Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party | |
| Assumed office 14 November 2015 | |
| Deputy | Fearghal McKinney Nichola Mallon |
| Preceded by | Alasdair McDonnell |
| Member of Parliament for Foyle | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Elisha McCallion |
| Majority | 17,110 (36.3%) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Foyle | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 12 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Pól Callaghan |
| Succeeded by | Sinead McLaughlin |
| Mayor of Derry | |
| In office June 2010 – June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Fleming |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Devenney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1983 Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | SDLP |
| Spouse | Rachael Eastwood |
| Children | 2 |
Eastwood was first elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2011 and was re-elected in 2016 and 2017. He was also the SDLP candidate at the 2019 European Parliament election to represent Northern Ireland. In December 2019 he was elected to the British House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Foyle.
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