The former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party James Molyneaux has died at the age of 94.
He was in charge of the UUP from 1979 to 1995.
James Molyneaux was a soldier in the Second World War and was among the first British troops to enter the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945.
Mr Molyneaux was knighted in 1996 and was made a life peer - Baron Molyneaux of Killead - a year later.
Politicians in the North have been paying tribute to Mr Molyneaux:
Sad day with the passing of Jim Molyneaux, 10th Leader of the Ulster a Unionist Party pic.twitter.com/r11wb9YQe0
— Mike Nesbitt (@mikenesbittni) March 9, 2015
Saddened to learn of Lord Molyneaux's death. A committed & determined unionist. My thoughts are with his family as they mourn his passing.
— Peter Robinson (@DUPleader) March 9, 2015
In a statement, Mr Nesbitt said Mr Molyneaux "led for 16 years, a remarkable feat, given the Party had no fewer than 4 different leaders in the 16 years prior to him taking over. The stability he offered was critical, as was his unbending passion for securing Northern Ireland’s place within the Union. This was particularly key during the aftermath of the Anglo Irish Agreement, a challenge of seismic proportions within Unionism."
