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The Lord Faulkner of Downpatrick | |
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| Chief Executive of Northern Ireland | |
| In office 1 January 1974 – 28 May 1974 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy | Gerry Fitt |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| 6th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland | |
| In office 23 March 1971 – 30 March 1972 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | The Lord Grey of Naunton |
| Preceded by | James Chichester-Clark |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| 9th Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party | |
| In office 31 March 1971 – 22 January 1974 | |
| Preceded by | James Chichester-Clark |
| Succeeded by | Harry West |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 23 March 1971 – 30 March 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | James Chichester-Clark |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| In office 15 December 1959 – 29 April 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Brookeborough Terence O'Neill |
| Preceded by | George Hanna |
| Succeeded by | Walter Topping |
| Minister of Development | |
| In office 3 May 1969 – 25 March 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | James Chichester-Clark |
| Preceded by | William Long |
| Succeeded by | Roy Bradford |
| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 25 March 1963 – 24 January 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Terence O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Jack Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Roy Bradford |
| Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 1965 – 7 October 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Terence O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Ivan Neill |
| Succeeded by | James Chichester-Clark |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 7 February 1977 – 3 March 1977 Life Peerage | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down | |
| In office 28 June 1973 – 28 May 1974 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for East Down | |
| In office 19 February 1949 – 30 March 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner 18 February 1921 Helen's Bay, Ireland |
| Died | 3 March 1977 (aged 56) Saintfield, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | UUP (until 1974) UPNI (1974–1977) |
| Spouse | Lucy Forsythe |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | St Columba's College |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast (dropped out) |
Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, PC (18 February 1921 – 3 March 1977), was the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, from March 1971 until his resignation in March 1972. He was also the chief executive of the short-lived Northern Ireland Executive during the first half of 1974.
Faulkner was also the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from 1971 to 1974.