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David Ford

Northern Irish politician
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February 24, 1951, Orpington, Kent, England (age 73)

David Ford (born February 24, 1951, Orpington, Kent, England) is a Northern Irish politician who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI; 2001–16) and justice minister of Northern Ireland (2010–16). Ford grew up in Orpington, in southeastern England, and first dabbled in politics when he was just age 11, passing out literature for the Liberal Party prior to a 1962 by-election. Although English by birth, Ford had extensive family ties to Northern Ireland, and he moved there permanently in 1969. He attended Queen’s University Belfast, earning a degree in economics, and joined the fledgling Alliance Party ...(100 of 503 words)

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