David Trimble

The Right Honourable The Lord Trimble PC
First Minister of Northern Ireland
In office 1 November 2001 – 14 October 2002
Deputy	Mark Durkan
Preceded by	Reg Empey
Succeeded by	Ian Paisley
In office 1 July 1998 – 1 July 2001
Deputy	Seamus Mallon
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Reg Empey
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann
In office 25 June 1998 – 7 March 2007
Preceded by	New creation
Succeeded by	George Savage
Member of Parliament for Upper Bann
In office 2 February 1990 – 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Harold McCusker
Succeeded by	David Simpson
Personal details
Born	(1944-10-15)15 October 1944 Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
Died	25 July 2022(2022-07-25) (aged 77)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Other political affiliations	Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party, Ulster Unionist Party
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast (First class honours degree; Bachelor of Laws (LL.B))

William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC (15 October 1944 – 25 July 2022), was a politician from Northern Ireland. He was Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP; 1995–2005), the first First Minister of Northern Ireland (1998–2002), and was a Member of the House of Commons (1990–2005).^[1][2]

He was a life peer for the Conservative Party. Trimble was awarded the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, along with John Hume because of effort toward Belfast Agreement.

Trimble died on 25 July 2022, aged 77.^[3]

1. ↑ "The Stormont debacle: Opinions divided on d'Hondt drama; From Portrush to Portaferry and Larne to Strabane the people of Ulster were split over the shambles at Stormont. Stephen Dunwoody assesses the mood on the streets". The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland). 16 July 1999. Retrieved 28 June 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. ↑ "David Trimble (British politician)". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 October 1944. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
3. ↑ Badshah, Nadeem; Swinford, Steven (25 July 2022). "Good Friday agreement architect David Trimble dies aged 77". The Times. London. Retrieved 25 July 2022.