"1953-07-21Z"^^ . . . . . . . "Ervine, David"@en . "Northern Irish politician and leader of theProgressive Unionist Party" . . . "David Ervine"@en . "Northern Ireland" . "2007Z"^^ . "1953Z"^^ . . . . "Leader of theProgressive Unionist Party" . . . "David Ervine (21 July 1953 \u2013 8 January 2007) was a Northern Irish unionist politician from Northern Ireland and the leader of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP). During his youth Ervine was a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and was imprisoned for possessing bomb-making equipment. Whilst in jail he became convinced of the benefits of a more political approach for Ulster loyalism and became involved with the PUP."@en . "2007-01-08Z"^^ .