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Gordon Dunne
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly for North Down |
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| In office 2011 – 9 June 2021 |
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| Preceded by | Alan McFarland |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Dunne |
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| Born | 4 April 1959 Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 20 June 2021 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist |
Gordon Dunne MBE (4 April 1959 – 20 June 2021) was a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
Dunne was a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) from 2011 to 2021, representing North Down.
Born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Dunne was first elected to North Down Borough Council in the 1981 local elections representing the Holywood area. He was re-elected in 1985 and 1989. He lost his seat in the 1993 local elections but regained it in 1997 and sat on the council since then. He resigned from the assembly effective 9 June 2021 due to health reasons, and his son Stephen was subsequently co-opted to the role.
On 20 June 2021, eleven days after his resignation, Dunne died of cancer, aged 62.
