Adam McGibbon

Adam McGibbon (born 1988[1]) is an Irish campaign manager and political activist.

Personal life and work

McGibbon studied at Lagan College,[2] Northern Ireland's first integrated school, and Queen's University Belfast. He joined the Green Party in Northern Ireland while at Queen's and was a founder member of the party's youth wing and a founder member of it's South Belfast branch.[3] He was elected Vice President Welfare of Queen's University Belfast Students' Union during 2010-2012, and was involved in the successful campaign to halt a rise in tuition fees in Northern Ireland.[4] He also set up a student-led lettings agency at the university and sat on the Council of the National Union of Students - Union of Students in Ireland.[5][6]

McGibbon was one of the youngest candidates in the 2010 General Election, standing for the Green Party in Belfast South. The Greens' Clare Bailey later won the corresponding Northern Ireland Assembly seat.[7]

He was Caroline Lucas' campaign manager in the 2015 General Election for Brighton Pavilion, and was credited with running a campaign which re-elected Lucas with an increased majority despite a strong campaign by the Labour Party to take the seat. McGibbon also ran Sian Berry's campaign in the London Mayoral Election 2016,[8] where the Greens beat the UK Independence Party and the Liberal Democrats, and saw Sian Berry and Caroline Russell elected to the London Assembly.

In the Green Party of England and Wales leadership election, 2016, McGibbon acted as campaign manager for Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley, who stood together as a job-share and subsequently won the leadership election.[9]

Views

McGibbon describes his political views as "Red-Green"[10] - a combination of Green and left-wing beliefs.

During the Belfast City Hall flag protests, McGibbon wrote for The Guardian criticising Northern Ireland politicians for failing to live up to the promise of the Good Friday Agreement. McGibbon was 10 years old when the agreement was signed.[11]

Writing for The Independent in February 2013, McGibbon stated he supported civil disobedience to stop climate change.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Adam MCGIBBON - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  2. ↑ McGibbon, Adam (2011-09-12). "On Integrated Education – Happy 30th, Lagan College". Bright Green. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  3. ↑ "Green Party NI candidates 2010". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  4. ↑ "Student activist graduates to campaigning position | Belfast Media Group". belfastmediagroup.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Students' union opens rental agency - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  6. ↑ "Open letter: Solidarity with Aisling Gallagher! — National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts". anticuts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  7. ↑ "South Belfast: Delight for the Greens as Clare Bailey is elected". The Irish News. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  8. ↑ "News". london.greenparty.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  9. ↑ "Adam McGibbon on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  10. ↑ "Adam McGibbon (@AdamMcGibbon) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  11. ↑ "Northern Ireland remains sectarian and without political leadership". The Guardian. 2012-12-14. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  12. ↑ "Better to break the law than break the climate". 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
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