James faulkner biography

Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1971 to 1972

For the author, see Brian Falkner.

For the British soldier, see Brian Faulkner (British Army soldier).

Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, PC (18 February 1921 – 3 March 1977), was the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, from March 1971 until his resignation in March 1972.

He was also the chief executive of the short-lived Northern Ireland Executive during the first half of 1974.

James faulkner biography

Faulkner was also the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1971 to 1974.

Early life

Faulkner was born in Helen's Bay, County Down, Ireland, some 2 months before the creation of Northern Ireland.

The elder of two sons of James and Nora Faulkner. His younger brother was ColonelSir Dennis Faulkner, CBE VRD UD DL. James Faulkner owned the Belfast Collar Company which traded under the name Faulat. At that time, Faulat was the largest single-purpose shirt manufacturer in the w