Paddy Devlin

Paddy Devlin was a Belfast trade unionist and Labour politician who represented the Falls constituency in the Stormont Parliament from 1969 until its suspension in 1972. A founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, he later served in Northern Ireland’s 1974 power-sharing executive. He also wrote *Straight Left*, an autobiography reflecting on his political career and commitment to socialist and anti-sectarian causes.