Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)

This project models the series of formal and informal negotiations which led to the publication, in December 1993, of a declaration issued jointly by the British and Irish Governments. The Joint Declaration was a critical policy document which paved the way for a ceasefire and the entry of Sinn Féin into formal talks. It also laid out a shared set of principles – including, crucially, self-determination for the people of Ireland subject to the consent of the people of Northern Ireland – which would come to underpin the Belfast Good Friday Agreement and provide a framework for its ratification.

Patrick Mayhew

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Baron Patrick (Paddy) Barnabas Burke Mayhew; Kt 1983; PC 1986; QC 1972; DL; Baron (Life Peer) of Kilndown 1997. Born 11 September 1929; died 25 June 2016. Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1992–97. Mayhew was a Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells from 1974 until standing down at the 1997 general election.

Member of British Government —Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993), Northern Ireland Office—Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue, British Government—Northern Ireland International Body on Arms Decommissioning 1995-1996, British Government —Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992, Secretary of State—Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue.

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