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	He was educated at ] Primary School, Dungannon Secondary and Dungannon Technical College, following which he pursued a career as an ]. His political career began in 1973 when he was elected to ].{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}} He served as a MLA of the ] from 1998, until losing his seat in 2017. In July 2000 he became Minister for Social Development in the ], a position held until October 2001, during which time he was credited with implementing policies recognising the needs of the elderly, the farming community and introduced new measures to tackle ].{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}}		He was educated at ] Primary School, Dungannon Secondary and Dungannon Technical College, following which he pursued a career as an ]. His political career began in 1973 when he was elected to ].{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}} He served as a MLA of the ] from 1998, until losing his seat in 2017. In July 2000 he became Minister for Social Development in the ], a position held until October 2001, during which time he was credited with implementing policies recognising the needs of the elderly, the farming community and introduced new measures to tackle ].{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}}

	It was announced on 11 April 2006 that Morrow would be one of the first three members of the DUP to be created ]s,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=58007\|date=12 June 2006\|page=8001}}</ref> giving the party its first representation in the ]. He was created '''Baron Morrow''', of Clogher Valley in the County of Tyrone, on 7 June 2006 and was formally introduced to the House of Lords on 27 June.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Minute Office, House of Lords \|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/minutes/060627/ldminute.htm \|title=House of Lords – Minute\|website=Publications.parliament.uk\|accessdate=27 July 2016}}</ref>		It was announced on 11 April 2006 that Morrow would be one of the first three members of the DUP to be created ]s,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=58007\|date=12 June 2006\|page=8001}}</ref> giving the party its first representation in the ]. He was created '''Baron Morrow''', of Clogher Valley in the County of Tyrone, on 7 June 2006<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/58007</ref> and was formally introduced to the House of Lords on 27 June.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Minute Office, House of Lords \|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/minutes/060627/ldminute.htm \|title=House of Lords – Minute\|website=Publications.parliament.uk\|accessdate=27 July 2016}}</ref>

	The other DUP peers appointed as "working" life peers were ], former ] of Belfast, and ], a former vice-president of the DUP and wife of the late Leader of the DUP, ]. At the same time, it was announced that ], former ] and former leader of the ], was also being appointed as a working life peer.{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}}		The other DUP peers appointed as "working" life peers were ], former ] of Belfast, and ], a former vice-president of the DUP and wife of the late Leader of the DUP, ]. At the same time, it was announced that ], former ] and former leader of the ], was also being appointed as a working life peer.{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}}

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The Right HonourableThe Lord Morrow


Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 June 2006 Life Peerage
Minister for Communities
In office 12 January 2016 – May 2016
First Minister	Arlene Foster
Deputy First Minister	Martin McGuinness
Preceded by	Mervyn Storey
Succeeded by	Paul Givan
Minister for Social Development
In office 2000–2001
First Minister	David Trimble
Deputy First Minister	Seamus Mallon
Preceded by	Nigel Dodds
Succeeded by	Nigel Dodds
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fermanagh & South Tyrone
In office 25 June 1998 – 26 January 2017
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Seat abolished

Personal details
Born	Maurice George Morrow (1948-09-27) 27 September 1948 (age 76) Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Political party	Democratic Unionist Party
Children	2

Maurice George Morrow, Baron Morrow (born 27 September 1948) is a Northern Irish unionist politician. He was made a life peer in June 2006. He was also a councillor on Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council representing Dungannon Town.

He was educated at Ballygawley Primary School, Dungannon Secondary and Dungannon Technical College, following which he pursued a career as an estate agent. His political career began in 1973 when he was elected to Fermanagh District Council. He served as a MLA of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998, until losing his seat in 2017. In July 2000 he became Minister for Social Development in the Northern Ireland Executive, a position held until October 2001, during which time he was credited with implementing policies recognising the needs of the elderly, the farming community and introduced new measures to tackle welfare fraud.

It was announced on 11 April 2006 that Morrow would be one of the first three members of the DUP to be created life peers, giving the party its first representation in the House of Lords. He was created Baron Morrow, of Clogher Valley in the County of Tyrone, on 7 June 2006 and was formally introduced to the House of Lords on 27 June.

The other DUP peers appointed as "working" life peers were Wallace Browne, former Lord Mayor of Belfast, and Eileen Paisley, a former vice-president of the DUP and wife of the late Leader of the DUP, Ian Paisley. At the same time, it was announced that David Trimble, former MP and former leader of the Ulster Unionists, was also being appointed as a working life peer.

Personal life

Morrow is married and has two daughters. He maintains an interest in rural development.

Recent history

In 2012 his constituency office in Dungannon was broken into and ransacked. Morrow vowed it would be business as usual despite the burglary.

After hearing testimony about children and adults forced to work in brothels, farms and factories, including that of a Romanian woman who had been kidnapped in London and forced to work as a prostitute in Ireland, he put forward a bill to the Northern Ireland Assembly: the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Act, passed in 2015, which made Northern Ireland the first and only place in the UK where the act of buying sex is a crime. The act of selling sex, by contrast, was decriminalised. The law was opposed by campaigners who wished to see the total decriminalisation of sex work. An application for judicial review failed on the death of the campaigner who had proposed it.

Voting Record

Lord Morrow has voted consistently for educational autonomy of educational institutions (schools). Lord Morrow has also voted against raising the tuition fees.

References

"MLA Details: Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley". Aims.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
"No. 58007". The London Gazette. 12 June 2006. p. 8001.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/58007
Minute Office, House of Lords. "House of Lords – Minute". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
Harrison, Claire. "The Belfast Telegraph – Business as usual, burgled MLA Maurice Morrow vows". The Belfast Telegraph. The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
"Lord Morrow's Dungannon office ransacked". BBC News. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
"'I was kidnapped in London and trafficked for sex'". Retrieved 19 January 2019.
Laura Lee. "'Lies, damn lies and TORL statistics'". Laura Lee. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
"Laura Lee legal battle over prostitution laws formally withdrawn following her death". Retrieved 19 January 2019.
"TheyWorkForYou Voting Record, Lord Morrow". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
"Raising Undergraduate Tuition Fees, Full Debate". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

External links

Maurice Morrow MLA, DUP website
List of Members, House of Lords
Notice of Lord Morrow's Introduction, House of Lords – Minute
Four new unionist peers appointed, BBC News, 11 April 2006
TheyWorkForYou Voting Record, TheyWorkForYou TheyWorkForYou

Northern Ireland Forum
New forum	Member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone 1996–1998	Forum dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly	MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone 1998–2017	Seat abolished
Party political offices
Preceded byJames McClure	Chairman of the Democratic Unionist Party 2000?–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded byNigel Dodds	Minister for Social Development 2000–2001	Succeeded byNigel Dodds
Preceded byMervyn Storey	Minister for Communities 2016	Succeeded byPaul Givan

Democratic Unionist Party

Leadership

Leaders	Ian Paisley (1971–2008) Peter Robinson (2008–15) Arlene Foster (2015–21) Edwin Poots (2021) Jeffrey Donaldson (2021–2024) Gavin Robinson (interim, 2024–present)
Deputy leaders	William Beattie (1971–80) Peter Robinson (1980–2008) Nigel Dodds (2008–2021) Paula Bradley (2021–present)
Chairs	Desmond Boal (1971–73) William Beattie (1973–80) James McClure (1980–2000) Maurice Morrow (2000–present)
General secretaries	Peter Robinson (1975–79) William Beattie (1980–83) Alan Kane (1983–92) Nigel Dodds (1993–2008) Michelle McIlveen (2008–present)
Leadership elections	May 2021 June 2021

Elected representatives

Northern Ireland Assembly	Maurice Bradley Phillip Brett David Brooks Cheryl Brownlee Keith Buchanan Thomas Buchanan Jonathan Buckley Joanne Bunting Pam Cameron Trevor Clarke Diane Dodds Stephen Dunne Deborah Erskine Diane Forsythe Paul Frew Paul Givan Harry Harvey William Irwin Brian Kingston Emma Little-Pengelly Gordon Lyons Michelle McIlveen Gary Middleton Edwin Poots Alan Robinson
Westminster	(MPs 1971–2019) MPs (2005–2010) Gregory Campbell Carla Lockhart Gavin Robinson Jim Shannon Sammy Wilson

Ennobled representatives

House of Lords	The Lord Browne of Belmont The Lord Hay of Ballyore The Lord Morrow The Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown The Lord Dodds of Duncairn The Lord Weir of Ballyholme

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	He was educated at ] Primary School, Dungannon Secondary and Dungannon Technical College, following which he pursued a career as an ]. His political career began in 1973 when he was elected to ].{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}} He served as a MLA of the ] from 1998, until losing his seat in 2017. In July 2000 he became Minister for Social Development in the ], a position held until October 2001, during which time he was credited with implementing policies recognising the needs of the elderly, the farming community and introduced new measures to tackle ].{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}}		He was educated at ] Primary School, Dungannon Secondary and Dungannon Technical College, following which he pursued a career as an ]. His political career began in 1973 when he was elected to ].{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}} He served as a MLA of the ] from 1998, until losing his seat in 2017. In July 2000 he became Minister for Social Development in the ], a position held until October 2001, during which time he was credited with implementing policies recognising the needs of the elderly, the farming community and introduced new measures to tackle ].{{citation needed\|date=July 2016}}

	It was announced on 11 April 2006 that Morrow would be one of the first three members of the DUP to be created ]s,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=58007\|date=12 June 2006\|page=8001}}</ref> giving the party its first representation in the ]. He was created '''Baron Morrow''', of Clogher Valley in the County of Tyrone, on 7 June 2006 and was formally introduced to the House of Lords on 27 June.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Minute Office, House of Lords \|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/minutes/060627/ldminute.htm \|title=House of Lords – Minute\|website=Publications.parliament.uk\|accessdate=27 July 2016}}</ref>		It was announced on 11 April 2006 that Morrow would be one of the first three members of the DUP to be created ]s,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=58007\|date=12 June 2006\|page=8001}}</ref> giving the party its first representation in the ]. He was created '''Baron Morrow''', of Clogher Valley in the County of Tyrone, on 7 June 2006<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/58007</ref> and was formally introduced to the House of Lords on 27 June.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Minute Office, House of Lords \|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/minutes/060627/ldminute.htm \|title=House of Lords – Minute\|website=Publications.parliament.uk\|accessdate=27 July 2016}}</ref>

	The other DUP peers appointed as "working" life peers were ], former ] of Belfast, and ], a former vice-president of the DUP and wife of the late Leader of the DUP, ]. At the same time, it was announced that ], former ] and former leader of the ], was also being appointed as a working life peer.{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}}		The other DUP peers appointed as "working" life peers were ], former ] of Belfast, and ], a former vice-president of the DUP and wife of the late Leader of the DUP, ]. At the same time, it was announced that ], former ] and former leader of the ], was also being appointed as a working life peer.{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}}