David Trimble was a significant person in the creation of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, which put an end to thirty years’ worth of bloody strife in Northern Ireland.
Lord Trimble, who passed away at the age of 77, served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1995 and 2005. During that time, he was essential in the negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement, which was the peace settlement that put an end to the worst of Northern Ireland’s Troubles.
Together with SDLP leader John Hume, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work.
He has served as Baron Trimble of Lisnagarvey in the House of Lords since 2006.
As a result of the Good Friday Agreement, he was the first person to hold the position of first minister in the brand-new Northern Ireland Executive that was created at the time.
The UUP said in a statement, “It is with great sadness that Lord Trimble’s family tells us that he died peacefully this morning after a short illness.”
His wife Daphne and their four children survive him.
