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colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Leader_of_the_Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />3 December 2016 – 8 October 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Naomi_Long" title="Naomi Long">Naomi Long</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Naomi Long</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/E%C3%B3in_Tennyson" title="Eóin Tennyson">Eóin Tennyson</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a><br />for <a href="/wiki/North_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Down (UK Parliament constituency)">North Down</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Hermon" title="Sylvia Hermon">Sylvia Hermon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Easton" title="Alex Easton">Alex Easton</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Department_for_Employment_and_Learning" title="Department for Employment and Learning">Minister for Employment and Learning</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />5 May 2011 – 6 May 2016</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">First Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Robinson_(Northern_Ireland_politician)" title="Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician)">Peter Robinson</a> (FM)<br /><a href="/wiki/Arlene_Foster" title="Arlene Foster">Arlene Foster</a> (FM)<br /><a href="/wiki/Martin_McGuinness" title="Martin McGuinness">Martin McGuinness</a> (dFM)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Danny_Kennedy_(politician)" title="Danny Kennedy (politician)">Danny Kennedy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Office abolished</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)">Member of the Legislative Assembly</a><br />for <a href="/wiki/North_Down_(Assembly_constituency)" title="North Down (Assembly constituency)">North Down</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />7 March 2007 – 16 December 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Bell" title="Eileen Bell">Eileen Bell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Muir_(politician)" title="Andrew Muir (politician)">Andrew Muir</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of <br /> <a href="/wiki/North_Down_Borough_Council" title="North Down Borough Council">North Down Borough Council</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />19 May 1993 – 5 May 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">James Magee</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Michael Bower</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Abbey_(District_Electoral_Area)" title="Abbey (District Electoral Area)">Abbey</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Stephen Anthony Farry<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1971-04-22</span>) </span>22 April 1971<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 53)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Newtownards" title="Newtownards">Newtownards</a>, County Down, Northern Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance</a> (until 2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Wendy Watt</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2005)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_University_Belfast" title="Queen's University Belfast">Queen's University Belfast</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Stephen Anthony Farry</b> (born 22 April 1971)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a Northern Irish former politician who was the deputy leader of the <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance Party of Northern Ireland</a> from December 2016 to September 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Farry was the <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">Member of Parliament</a> (MP) for <a href="/wiki/North_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Down (UK Parliament constituency)">North Down</a> from 2019, until he lost his seat to <a href="/wiki/Independent_Unionist" title="Independent Unionist">independent unionist</a> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Easton" title="Alex Easton">Alex Easton</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024 general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Farry served as the <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)">member of the Legislative Assembly</a> (MLA) for <a href="/wiki/North_Down_(Assembly_constituency)" title="North Down (Assembly constituency)">North Down</a> from 2007 to 2019, and was <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Employment_and_Learning" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Employment and Learning">Minister for Employment and Learning</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Executive" title="Northern Ireland Executive">Northern Ireland Executive</a> until the post was abolished in 2016. In 2019, he was elected to the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons of the United Kingdom</a> as MP for North Down.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Farry&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Farry is the son of Vincent Farry and Margaret Farry (<i>née</i> Greer).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He graduated from <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_University,_Belfast" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's University, Belfast">Queen's University, Belfast</a> in 1992 with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Social_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="Bachelor of Social Sciences">BSSc</a> in Politics and a <a href="/wiki/PhD" class="mw-redirect" title="PhD">PhD</a> in International Relations in 2000. He was elected to the Assembly in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2007 election</a> for <a href="/wiki/North_Down_(Assembly_constituency)" title="North Down (Assembly constituency)">North Down</a>, having first been elected to <a href="/wiki/North_Down_Borough_Council" title="North Down Borough Council">North Down Borough Council</a> in 1993. In 1996, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Forum" title="Northern Ireland Forum">Northern Ireland Forum</a> election in <a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_(Assembly_constituency)" title="Fermanagh and South Tyrone (Assembly constituency)">Fermanagh and South Tyrone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010 United Kingdom general election</a>, he contested North Down but came in third place.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He is a former General Secretary of the <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance Party of Northern Ireland</a>. He was appointed an International Peace Scholar by the <a href="/wiki/US_Institute_of_Peace" class="mw-redirect" title="US Institute of Peace">US Institute of Peace</a> in 2005. In 2007, he became <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_North_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of North Down">Mayor of North Down</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Farry&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minister_for_Employment_and_Learning">Minister for Employment and Learning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Farry&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Minister for Employment and Learning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Farry held his <a href="/wiki/North_Down_(Assembly_constituency)" title="North Down (Assembly constituency)">North Down</a> seat in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2011 Assembly election</a>, and was subsequently appointed <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Employment_and_Learning" title="Department for Employment and Learning">Minister for Employment and Learning</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Executive_of_the_5th_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Executive of the 5th Northern Ireland Assembly">4th Northern Ireland Executive</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2011, Farry announced a freeze on <a href="/wiki/Tuition_fees_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Tuition fees in the United Kingdom">tuition fees</a> in Northern Ireland, with fees only subject to an inflationary rise.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the decision by Alliance Party councillors to vote in favour of restricting the flying of the <a href="/wiki/Union_Jack" title="Union Jack">Union flag</a> at <a href="/wiki/Belfast_City_Hall" title="Belfast City Hall">Belfast City Hall</a> to 17 specific days throughout the year in December 2012, Farry's constituency office in <a href="/wiki/Bangor,_County_Down" title="Bangor, County Down">Bangor</a> was the subject of an attempted <a href="/wiki/Arson_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Arson attack">arson attack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2013, he launched a review of <a href="/wiki/Apprenticeship" title="Apprenticeship">apprenticeships</a> and youth training, aiming to build a "gold standard" system capable of "rebalancing of the local economy and meeting the specific needs of business for a highly-skilled workforce".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 32 proposals launched by the department in June 2014 included incentives for businesses, and were welcomed by the <a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_British_Industry" title="Confederation of British Industry">Confederation of British Industry</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Small_Businesses" title="Federation of Small Businesses">Federation of Small Businesses</a> and <a href="/wiki/NUS-USI" class="mw-redirect" title="NUS-USI">NUS-USI</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2016 elections</a>, Farry had been tipped by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Irish_News" title="The Irish News">The Irish News</a></i> to succeed <a href="/wiki/David_Ford_(politician)" title="David Ford (politician)">David Ford</a> as <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Justice_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Department of Justice (Northern Ireland)">Minister of Justice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, with the Alliance Party opting to enter <a href="/wiki/Opposition_(politics)" title="Opposition (politics)">opposition</a>, he returned to the <a href="/wiki/Backbencher" title="Backbencher">backbench</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He subsequently assumed positions on the Stormont Committee for the Economy and Business Committee, remaining on these until the collapse of the Assembly in February 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Deputy_Leader_of_the_Alliance_Party">Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Farry&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Deputy Leader of the Alliance Party"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the resignation of <a href="/wiki/David_Ford_(politician)" title="David Ford (politician)">David Ford</a> as Alliance leader on 5 October 2016, Farry was named by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Irish_Times" title="The Irish Times">The Irish Times</a></i> as a potential leadership contender alongside <a href="/wiki/Naomi_Long" title="Naomi Long">Naomi Long</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he did not stand as a leadership candidate and was later elected unopposed as Deputy Leader of the party.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/2017_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2017 Assembly election</a>, Farry increased his share of first-preference votes in <a href="/wiki/North_Down_(Assembly_constituency)" title="North Down (Assembly constituency)">North Down</a> to 7,014 (18.6%) and was re-elected on the first count. He currently serves as Alliance's <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a> spokesperson and has strongly advocated for a <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Vote" title="People's Vote">People's Vote</a>, argued against a <a href="/wiki/No_deal_Brexit" class="mw-redirect" title="No deal Brexit">no-deal Brexit</a> and maintained that the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_backstop" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Ireland backstop">Northern Ireland backstop</a> must be part of any <a href="/wiki/Brexit_withdrawal_agreement" title="Brexit withdrawal agreement">Withdrawal Agreement</a> should the UK leave the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 8 September 2024, Farry announced that he will step down as deputy leader of the Alliance Party, after he lost his <a href="/wiki/North_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Down (UK Parliament constituency)">North Down</a> seat in the <a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">general election</a> earlier that year.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He resigned his membership of the party.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Member_of_Parliament">Member of Parliament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Farry&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Member of Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 13 December 2019, Farry was elected to represent the constituency of <a href="/wiki/North_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Down (UK Parliament constituency)">North Down</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019 general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Farry replaced long-term incumbent <a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Hermon" title="Sylvia Hermon">Lady Hermon</a>, who had stepped down at the election after eighteen years as an <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">Ulster Unionist</a>, and later <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independent</a>, MP.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made his <a href="/wiki/Maiden_speech" title="Maiden speech">maiden speech</a> on 20 December 2019, starting his speech speaking in <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a> to "reflect the shared traditions of Northern Ireland"; it was the first time since 1901 that a maiden speech had been conducted in Irish, when <a href="/wiki/Thomas_O%27Donnell_(Irish_nationalist_politician)" title="Thomas O'Donnell (Irish nationalist politician)">Thomas O'Donnell</a> was chastised by the then-<a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)" title="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)">Speaker</a> for not speaking in English in the chamber.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2020, Farry was one of a number of politicians warned that he was under threat from <a href="/wiki/Loyalist_paramilitaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Loyalist paramilitaries">loyalist paramilitaries</a>. The threat was believed to have come from elements of the <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Defence_Association" title="Ulster Defence Association">UDA</a> in south-east Antrim.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He lost his seat in the <a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024 United Kingdom general election</a>. It was reported that he would not take the seat in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Northern Ireland Assembly</a> vacated by <a href="/wiki/Sorcha_Eastwood" title="Sorcha Eastwood">Sorcha Eastwood</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Farry&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005, Farry married Wendy Watt. He lists his recreations as travel and international affairs, along with quizzes (having appeared on <a href="/wiki/University_Challenge" title="University Challenge">University Challenge</a> in 1994) and reading history and biography.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Farry&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Vacant</b><div style="font-size:90%">Position abolished</div><div style="font-size:90%">Title next held by</div><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gerry_Lynch_(UK_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gerry Lynch (UK politician) (page does not exist)">Gerry Lynch</a> </b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Northern Ireland Assembly</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Bell" title="Eileen Bell">Eileen Bell</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)">MLA</a> for <a href="/wiki/North_Down_(Assembly_constituency)" title="North Down (Assembly constituency)">North Down</a> </b><br />2007–2019 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Muir_(politician)" title="Andrew Muir (politician)">Andrew Muir</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #191970;">Civic offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Alan Leslie</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_North_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of North Down">Mayor of North Down</a> </b><br />2007–2008 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Cree" title="Leslie Cree">Leslie Cree</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" 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style="width:1%;background:#F6CB2F;color:black;">Leaders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Napier" title="Oliver Napier">Oliver Napier</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cooper_(politician)" title="Bob Cooper (politician)">Bob Cooper</a> (1970–1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phelim_O%27Neill,_2nd_Baron_Rathcavan" title="Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan">Phelim O'Neill</a> (1972, <span style="font-size:85%;">acting</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Napier" title="Oliver Napier">Oliver Napier</a> (1973–1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cushnahan" title="John Cushnahan">John Cushnahan</a> (1984–1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Alderdice,_Baron_Alderdice" title="John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice">John Alderdice</a> (1987–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Neeson" title="Seán Neeson">Séan Neeson</a> (1998–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ford_(politician)" title="David Ford (politician)">David Ford</a> (2001–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naomi_Long" title="Naomi Long">Naomi Long</a> (2016–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F6CB2F;color:black;">Deputy Leaders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cooper_(politician)" title="Bob Cooper (politician)">Bob Cooper</a> (1974–1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basil_Glass" title="Basil Glass">Basil Glass</a> (1976–1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Cook_(Northern_Ireland_politician)" title="David Cook (Northern Ireland politician)">David Cook</a> (1980–1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Addie_Morrow" title="Addie Morrow">Addie Morrow</a> (1984–1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Mawhinney" title="Gordon Mawhinney">Gordon Mawhinney</a> (1987–1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seamus_Close" title="Seamus Close">Seamus Close</a> (1991–2001)</li> 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