Former NI PM Chichester-Clark dies

Updated: 07:31, Monday, 20 May 2002

The former Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, James Chichester-Clark, has died after a short illness.

James Chichester-Clark  Led Stormont government from 1969 to March 1971 James Chichester-Clark Led Stormont government from 1969 to March 1971

The former Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, James Chichester-Clark, has died after a short illness. He was 79.

Mr Chichester-Clark led the Stormont government from 1969 to March 1971, when he resigned. He was later made a peer.

He is survived by his wife, their two daughters and his stepson.

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