The Lord Fitt | |
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1st Deputy Chief Executive of Northern Ireland | |
In office 1 January 1974 – 28 May 1974 | |
Chief Executive | Brian Faulkner |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party | |
In office 20 August 1970 – 6 May 1979 | |
Deputy | John Hume |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | John Hume |
Member of Parliament for West Belfast | |
In office 31 March 1966 – 13 May 1983 | |
Preceded by | James Kilfedder |
Succeeded by | Gerry Adams |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 14 October 1983 – 26 August 2005 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 9 April 1926
Died | 26 August 2005 London, England, UK | (aged 79)
Political party | Independent (1979–2005) |
Other political affiliations | Dock Labour Party (1950s) Irish Labour (to 1964) Republican Labour (1964–1970) SDLP (1970–1979) |
Spouse | Ann Fitt |
Children | 6 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Merchant Navy |
Years of service | 1941–1953 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Gerard Fitt, Baron Fitt (9 April 1926 – 26 August 2005) was a politician from Northern Ireland. He was a founder and the first leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), a social democratic and Irish nationalist party.