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He was elected to Derry City Council in 2005 aged 22, and elected for a one-year term as Mayor of Derry in June 2010. Aged 27, he was the youngest mayor of the city to date. [5]
Aug 29, 2024 · Mr Eastwood has been leader of the Northern Irish nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) for nearly a decade after he was elected in 2015. His resignation comes just eight weeks after retaining his Westminster seat in Foyle with a reduced majority of 4,166.
Jun 6, 2024 · Career: Mayor of Derry 2010-2011, assembly member for Foyle 2011-2019, SDLP leader since 2015, MP since 2019. Parliamentary constituency: Foyle. Who is he? Colum Eastwood may only be 41,...
Aug 28, 2024 · In 2005, just a week after his 22nd birthday, he was elected to Derry City Council and between 2010 and 2011 served as the city's youngest ever mayor.
Aug 29, 2024 · Five years later, he was selected as Mayor of Derry, and remains the youngest person to hold the position in his native city.
Aug 29, 2024 · Colum Eastwood has announced that he will stand down as leader of the SDLP in October. He became leader of the party in 2015 and is the MP for Foyle.
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Jun 12, 2024 · Derry's youngest mayor at the age of 27, Colum Eastwood has now been leader of Northern Ireland's nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) for nearly a decade.
