Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Brian Faulkner Biography and Timeline

Follow Brian Faulkner through 2 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Brian Faulkner, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1972–1974Years on this page

1972

Bloody Sunday

Prime Minister · Prime Minister of Northern Ireland · Belfast · Government / Northern Ireland Troubles

Faces crisis as Stormont authority collapses after the killings.

Role range: 1969-1998 – 1972-1972

1974

Northern Ireland Assembly

Politics / Ulster Unionist Party

Gerry Fitt, the SDLP party leader, takes office as Deputy chief executive, taking Government alongside the Ulster Unionist Party (led by Brian Faulkner) and the Alliance Party but the Assembly and Executive are short-lived, collapsing after only four months due to sustained opposition from within the unionist community

Records, sources and methodology

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