Adams, Ger ‧ ry /ˈdʒeri/ BrE AmE
(1948–) the leader of Sinn Fein, the Irish political party that wants Northern Ireland to unite with the Republic of Ireland. For many years the British government did not allow Adams to travel to England, Scotland, or Wales because of his connections with the IRA. In the late 1990s, however, he took part in meetings with the British government and with other political parties in Northern Ireland, to discuss ways of bringing peace to the area. Adams has been the MP for West Belfast since 1983, but has never taken his seat in Westminster because he does not recognized the authority of the British government. He also had a seat in the Northern Ireland Assembly until the ↑ assembly was ↑ suspend ed . He also won a seat at the Northern ireland Assembly in 1998.