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David Ervine (21 July 1953 – 8 January 2007) was a Northern Irish Ulster Loyalist and politician who served as leader of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) from 2002 to 2007 and was also a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East from 1998 to 2007.
David Ervine, pictured in 1998, died in 2007 at the age of 53 "I knew Davy from I was 19 and Davy was 20. He was a very, very genuine person," said playwright Robert Niblock.
Jan 9, 2007 · David Ervine was a former paramilitary who gave up violence to become one of Northern Ireland’s leading Protestant politicians.
Jan 8, 2007 · DUBLIN — David Ervine, a onetime Protestant militant who became one of Northern Ireland's most articulate and forward-thinking politicians, died Monday after suffering a heart attack,...
Jan 9, 2007 · David Walter Ervine, politician: born Belfast 21 July 1953; Member (Progressive Unionist) for East Belfast, Northern Ireland Assembly 1998-2007; Leader, Progressive Unionist Party 2002-07;...
Apr 25, 2023 · David Ervine's early death in 2007 is widely regarded as robbing our politics of an important voice. A key figure in making the Good Friday Agreement a reality, Ervine...
Jan 9, 2007 · David Ervine was one of the most interesting and unexpected figures of the Northern Ireland troubles, emerging from a violent organisation to become an advocate of peace and politics.
