David Trimble
David Trimble
William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC, is a British politician who was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002, and the leader of the Ulster Unionist Partyfrom 1995 to 2005. He was also the Member of Parliament for Upper Bann from 1990 to 2005 and the Member of the Legislative Assemblyfor Upper Bann from 1998 to 2007. In 2006, he was made a life peer in the House of Lords and a year later left the...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 October 1944
CityBangor, Northern Ireland
CountryIreland
Can I say how disappointed I am at the decision of the Parades Commission.
I have to say that the statement is very interesting. It does appear to break new ground.
I must make it clear that the calling of the meeting does not mean that we have committed ourselves to endorsing any set of proposals.
If President Clinton's visit helps to shift paramilitaries from their intransigent positions, he will deserve much credit, ... I hope that the IRA and the loyalist paramilitaries will not let him down.
In the event of that not happening by Monday and Tuesday, that will leave us with no alternative but to remove ourselves from the administration.
But to deny the simple fact that this is a breach of the cease-fire is, I think, deeply disappointing.
hooligan elements are continuing the work that the IRA have been engaged in for the past 30 years.
I am pleased to have had the privilege of leading what I regard as the best and most democratic political grouping in Ulster
I hope we can actually bring about fairly soon a situation in Northern Ireland where everybody, even those who, at the moment, are skeptical of the process, can feel safe and confident.
In the absence of those certainties, in the absence of those commitments, we have decided it's premature to form a shadow administration,
In all of this we have negotiated in good faith. It is now apparent that others have not,
The important thing is that we get the matter resolved in a way that enables both sides to feel that their rights have been vindicated.
The fog is clearing, and as it clears we see that the Ulster Party will be the largest party in the assembly, that the determined assault made upon us by the DUP and its allies has failed.
An attempt to form the executive without decommissioning (disarming) will lead to a loss of confidence among the Unionist community to such an extent that the executive so-formed would not survive,