Minister of Education, William Fitzsimmons on the New University

Minister of Education, William Fitzsimmons on the New University

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Location

Stormont

Year

1966

Date

Production 22/02/1966

Length

01min 59sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

At Stormont, Minister of Education, William Fitzsimmons is interviewed by Jimmy Robinson about the intake of students into the new University of Ulster in Coleraine in 1968. Plans will now commence for the construction of the university. 

Notes

In April 1965, William Fitzsimmons, MP for Belfast, Duncairn, was appointed to a Cabinet position, becoming Minister of Education. He moved to become Minister of Development in 1966, back to Education in 1968 and finally served as Minister of Health and Social Services from 1969 until the Parliament was prorogued in 1972. 

In 1968, Fitzsimmons' daughter married a Roman Catholic. As a result, he resigned from the Orange Order. At the 1969 election, former independent Unionist Member of Parliament Norman Porter stood against Fitzsimmons as a candidate whose opposition to Catholicism was in no doubt, but Fitzsimmons held his seat.  

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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