David Ford

David Ford (born February 24, 1951, Orpington, Kent, England) is a Northern Irish politician who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI; 2001–16) and justice minister of Northern Ireland (2010–16). Ford grew up in Orpington, in southeastern England, and first dabbled in politics when he was just age 11, passing out literature for the Liberal Party prior to a 1962 by-election. Although English by birth, Ford had extensive family ties to...