Education
Queen"s University Belfast.
Queen"s University Belfast.
He joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party (Social Democratic and Labour Party) in the early 1980s, and became its first official press officer Stephenson was elected to Belfast City Council at the Northern Ireland local elections, 1993, representing the Social Democratic and Labour Party in the Castle area. He also became Deputy Chairperson of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, serving from 1995 to 1998.
At the Northern Ireland Forum election in 1996, he did not stand in a constituency, but was elected as one of two regional list candidates for the Social Democratic and Labour Party, but he lost his council seat in 1997.
In 1995, he became the party"s Chairperson, serving until 1998.