Gerry Fitt

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:St_Mary's_Christian_Brothers'_Grammar_School
gptkbp:birthDate 1926-04-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Belfast,_Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:children 5
gptkbp:deathDate 2005-08-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Belfast,_Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Gerard_Fitt
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:Baron_Fitt
The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gerry Fitt
gptkbp:leadershipEnd 1979
gptkbp:leadershipStart 1970
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Merchant_Navy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent created life peer in 1983
resigned from SDLP in 1979
participated in Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement
gptkbp:notableFor civil rights activism
Northern Ireland politics
founding SDLP
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Belfast_West
gptkbp:parliamentaryGroup gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
gptkb:SDLP
Independent
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:peer
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
gptkb:Republican_Labour_Party
gptkb:Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anne_Fitt
gptkbp:termEnd 1983
gptkbp:termStart 1966
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Fitt
Member of Parliament (MP)
Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Northern_Ireland_peace_process
gptkb:Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5