David Ervine
David Ervine
David Ervinewas a Northern Irish unionist politician from Northern Ireland and the leader of the Progressive Unionist Party. During his youth Ervine was a member of the Ulster Volunteer Forceand was imprisoned for possessing bomb-making equipment. Whilst in jail he became convinced of the benefits of a more political approach for Ulster loyalism and became involved with the PUP. As a leading PUP figure, Ervine helped to deliver the loyalist ceasefire of 1994...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 July 1953
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I have a feeling of awful foreboding that there are people out there so determined to damage me that they will take an innocent life.
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It could have a positive effect, or it could stir passions further. It could have no effect at all. The only important thing now is to get over these awful, awful days and restore people's confidence as quickly as possible in the cease-fire.