Herbert Kirk

The Right Honourable Herbert Kirk
Minister of Finance
In office January 1974 – May 1974
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Executive suspended
Minister of Finance
In office 1965–1972
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Terence O'Neill 1965-69 James Chichester-Clark 1969-71 Brian Faulkner 1971-72
Preceded by	Ivan Neill
Succeeded by	Position prorogued
Minister of Education
In office 1964–1965
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Terence O'Neill
Preceded by	Ivan Neill
Succeeded by	William Fitzsimmons
Minister of Labour
In office 1962–1964
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Basil Brooke 1962-63 Terence O'Neill 1963-64
Preceded by	Ivan Neill
Succeeded by	William James Morgan
Member of Parliament for Belfast Windsor
In office 23 November 1956 – 30 March 1972
Preceded by	Archibald Wilson
Succeeded by	Parliament abolished
Majority	Elected unopposed
Personal details
Born	Herbert Kirk 5 June 1912 Belfast, Ireland
Died	4 March 2006 (aged 93) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Ulster Unionist Party
Alma mater	Queen's University, Belfast
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Accountant

Herbert Victor Kirk PC (5 June 1912 – 4 March 2006) was an Ulster Unionist cabinet minister in Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Early life

Born in Belfast, Kirk studied at Queen's University, Belfast before becoming an accountant.

Career

Kirk became active in the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and in 1956 was elected to represent Belfast Windsor in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. In 1962, he became the Minister of Labour and National Insurance, also joining the Privy Council of Northern Ireland. In 1964, he moved to become Minister of Education, and the following year, Minister of Finance.

After the abolition of the Parliament, Kirk was elected in Belfast South to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973. He was a supporter of Brian Faulkner, and was re-appointed as Minister of Finance (de facto Deputy Prime Minister) until the assembly's suspension in May 1974, after which he quit politics.^[1]

References

1. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/people/biography/kpeople.htm

• Biographies of Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons