0 0 5 ▁general ▁election ▁with ▁the ▁vote ▁share ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁Assembly ▁elections , ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁and ▁Labour ▁Party ▁candidate , ▁Al as da ir ▁Mc D onn ell . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Assembly ▁at ▁Storm ont , ▁Mas key ▁was ▁elected ▁Spe aker ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Ass ass ination ▁attempt ▁Mas key ▁was ▁target ed ▁for ▁assass ination ▁on ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁occasion . ▁ ▁Health ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Mas key ▁suffered ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁while ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁Several ▁weeks ▁later ▁he ▁appeared ▁on ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁Ul ster ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁his ▁health . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁Bas que ▁national ist ▁organisation ▁E TA ▁tr uce ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁members ▁who ▁would ▁sit ▁on ▁the ▁re - v amp ed ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Pol icing ▁Board . ▁ ▁Mas key ▁res igned ▁from ▁B elf ast ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁S inn ▁F é in ' s ▁policy ▁of ▁abol ishing ▁double ▁job bing . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Profile ▁on ▁S inn ▁F é in ▁website ▁ ▁Category : 1 9