Pat McNamee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Pat McNamee

British politician

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1957

Place of Birth: County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Pat McNamee is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.
He was elected in the 1998 election to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Sinn Féin member for Newry & Armagh.McNamee was educated at St Patrick's College, Armagh, Abbey Grammar School, Newry and at the University of Ulster.
McNamee was also a Member of Northern Ireland Forum, 1996–2001 and a Member of Newry and Mourne District Council, 1997–2001. When Paul Quinn (21) of Cullyhanna was brutally beaten to death by a gang of men wearing balaclavas and overalls in October 2007 Pat McNamee joined the Quinn Support Group to seek justice for his family. He contributed to a Spotlight programme on BBC in November 2007 and stated that he believed that 'members of the provisional IRA were responsible for Paul Quinn's death Pat McNamee was a councillor on Newry & Mourne District Council from 1997 to 1998.
He was a councillor on Armagh City and District Council from 2001 to 2005.
He left Sinn Féin prior to the general election in May 2005, and decided not to stand for Sinn Féin in the local Government Elections in May 2005.
He is not currently a member of any political party.