Conor Houston has been appointed as the SDLP’s Director of Policy & Engagement and will lead the party’s work on its New Ireland Commission.

Welcoming Conor into the newly created role, SDLP Party Leader Colum Eastwood MP said:

“We are delighted that Conor is joining our team. This new role reflects the party’s ambition to deliver a vision and a roadmap towards a new and reconciled Ireland.

“Conor’s extensive experience as a lawyer, in business and as a civic activist, together with his commitment to relationship-building, will enrich our existing SDLP team.

“As an SDLP Assembly candidate earlier this year, Conor demonstrated his ability to be a positive, progressive and passionate voice in our politics and in promoting the SDLP’s values. His role will focus on taking our New Ireland Commission to the next phase of its important work.”

SDLP Director of Policy and Engagement Conor Houston said:

“I am honoured to take up this exciting new role within the party. The SDLP’s values and team inspired me into politics. This role is about engaging people across the island of Ireland in an inclusive conversation about our future and how we realise the huge potential of all our people and our shared homeplace.”