North Down - VINCENT PARKER

Vincent Parker is a Minsiterial and Assembly Policy Advisor to Sinn FŽin, providing advice on a range of strategic political and public policy issues. He is Director of Sinn FŽin’s Equality and Human Rights Department, and managed the party’s delegation during the recent Bill of Rights Forum.

Vincent has extensive strategic and operational management, business development, marketing management and public policy experience gained in an international environment, within the private and public sector.

A history graduate from Queens University Belfast, Vincent also holds a masters degree from the Institute of European Studies and a postgraduate diploma in marketing from the University of Ulster. He has also studied in Aarhus, Denmark and Boston, USA.

Vincent was previously European Director of a leading global life science business with responsbilities including strategic planning, project and business management, brand mangement and communications. He has also held management roles in the public policy consultancy sector, and the community sector.

In December 2009, Vincent was appointed to the Board of Intertrade Ireland, the all-Ireland Trade and Business body, set up after the Good Friday Agreement, as one of the six all-Ireland implementation bodies. He is currently vice-chair of South Belfast District Policing Partnership, chairperson of Finaghy Crossroads Group and a Board member of Féile an Phobail.