15 August 1951 
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Nelson McCausland,
Politician,
Northern Ireland
Before glory
After studying at Worcester College, Oxford and Queen's University, Belfast, he worked as a science teacher. He began his political career in the early 1980s.
About Nelson McCausland
A member of the Democratic Unionist Party and the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly, McCausland served from 2011 until 2014 as his country's Minister for Social Development. He previously held the office of Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Friends and colleagues
He and fellow Democratic Unionist Party politician Arlene Foster both held ministerial positions in Northern Ireland during the early 2000s.
Fast facts
A devout Methodist, he published a religious-historical work titled Patrick, Apostle of Ulster: A Protestant View of Patrick.
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