Faulkner of Downpatrick, Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron
Faulkner of Downpatrick, Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron ( Arthur Deane Faulkner ) ( 1921 – 77 )Northern Ireland statesman. A Unionist Member of Parliament at Stormont ( 1949 – 73 ), he was Minister of Home Affairs ( 1959 – 63 ; 1971 – 72 ), and Prime Minister ( 1971 – 72 ). His negotiations with the Westminster government for constitutional changes in Northern Ireland lost him support in his own party.
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