The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to John Hume and David Trimble, leaders of the largest Catholic and Protestant political parties, an incentive for all sides to ensure that this time the peace would last
Historical person
David Trimble Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for David Trimble, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
Chronological biography
1998
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace
Elected First Minister of the Northern Ireland assembly
2005
In the 2005 UK general election the DUP win almost twice the UUP vote share and take nine seats to the UUPs one (successfully unseating then UUP leader David Trimble) and becoming the fourth largest party in the British House of Commons
In the 2005 UK general election the DUP win almost twice the UUP vote share and take nine seats to the UUPs one (successfully unseating then UUP leader David Trimble) and becoming the fourth largest party in the British House of Commons
Titles and roles
Party Leader of UUP
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.