| − | '''Martin McGuiness''' (born May 23, 1950), is the deputy First Minister of [[Northern Ireland]]. He is a member of the [[Sinn Fein|Sinn Féin]] party and a former chief of staff of the [[Irish Republican Army]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/oct/07/northernireland.northernireland ''The Guardian'']</ref> McGuiness is the [[United Kingdom]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] and member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA), both for the mid-[[Ulster]] constituency. McGuinness abstains from attendance at the [[House of Commons]], per Sinn Féin policy. He previously served as Minister for Education in Northern Ireland from 1999-2002. | + | '''Martin McGuiness''' (born May 23, 1950, died 21 March 2017) was the deputy First Minister of [[Northern Ireland]]. He was a member of the [[Sinn Fein|Sinn Féin]] party and a former chief of staff of the [[Irish Republican Army]].<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/oct/07/northernireland.northernireland ''The Guardian'']</ref> McGuiness was the [[United Kingdom]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] and member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA), both for the mid-[[Ulster]] constituency. McGuinness abstained from attendance at the [[House of Commons]], per Sinn Féin policy. He previously served as Minister for Education in Northern Ireland from 1999-2002. He died of heart disease on 21 March 2017.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/21/martin-mcguinness-northern-ireland-former-deputy-first-minister-dies</ref> |