Michael Coyle (politician)
Northern Irish politician
Intro | Northern Irish politician | |
Places | United Kingdom | |
is | Politician | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 5 August 1948, Dungiven | |
Age | 76 years | |
Politics: | Social Democratic And Labour Party |
Michael Coyle (born 5 August 1948) is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland.
Born in Dungiven, Coyle attended St Columb's College in Derry and the Belfast College of Technology. He worked as a telephone engineer for British Telecom and in 1993 was co-opted on to Limavady Borough Council as a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) representative.
Following the resignation of Northern Ireland Assembly member Arthur Doherty on 1 September 2002, Coyle was co-opted on to the body, representing East Londonderry. He stood in the constituency in the 2003 Assembly election, but was not elected.