Arthur Doherty (19 January 1932 – 6 February 2003) was a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician, who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry from 1998 to 2002.
Born in County Donegal, Doherty studied in Strabane, then at St Columb's College in Derry before becoming a teacher.
He later studied Education and Arts and Design at the University of Ulster and became active in the Irish National Teachers Organisation.
[1] Doherty was involved in the civil rights movement, and joined the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), later serving on its executive.
[1] He resigned from the Assembly with effect from 1 September 2002 and was replaced by Michael Coyle.