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'' new creation '' pat ramsey northern ireland 150px social democratic and labour party 26 november 2003 9 december 1951 25 june 1998 john tierney -lrb- irish politician -rrb-
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john tierney -lrb- irish politician -rrb-

john tierney -lrb- born 9 december 1951 -rrb- is a nationalist politician in ireland .
born in derry , tierney worked as a tool setter before joining the social democratic and labour party -lrb- sdlp -rrb- .
he was elected to derry city council in 1981 , and served as the mayor of derry in 1984 .
in 1996 , tierney was elected to the northern ireland forum for foyle , and he held his seat at the northern ireland assembly election , 1998 .
he stood down from the council in 2001 , while the following year , he became the whip of the sdlp group on the assembly .
tierney stood down from the assembly at the 2003 election , and in 2007 was co-opted back on to derry city council .
