Yvonne BOYLE

Political career:

> Alliance Party Vice President and member of Party Executive.

> Past Chairperson of Coleraine Alliance Association.

> Alliance Representative in Leadership Workshops in Washington DC, 1996-9.8

> Alliance Spokesperson on Arts, Culture & Heritage, 1998 - present.

> Alliance Participant in series of Glencree Political Dialogue Workshops, 2000 - present.

> Joint Alliance Forum Candidate in East Londonderry, 1996.

> Alliance Westminster Candidate for East Londonderry, 1997 and 2001.

> Alliance Assembly Candidate for Mid-Ulster, 1998.

Other:

> Alliance Assembly Candidate for Mid-Ulster, 1998.

> Founder member of Causeway Area Peace Network and a member of the Corrymeela Community.

> A past tutor and trainer with the 'Women into Politics' project in Belfast and the North West.

> Member of the Northern Ireland European Women's Political Platform and the Liberal International Women's Network.

> Committee Member of the Knocklayd Writers Group.

> Mental health social worker; and Social work representative, Western Board Local Health and Social Care Group.

Education:

> BA, Hons, MA, Cambridge University, Social and Political Sciences.

> Dip In Social Work, CQSW, University of Ulster.

> M Phil, Impact of Community Care on Mental Health Service Users and Carers, University of Ulster.