Maeve McLaughlin

Maeve McLaughlin
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Foyle
In office
18 June 2012 – 7 May 2016
Preceded byMartina Anderson
Succeeded byMartin McGuinness
Member of
Derry City Council
In office
7 June 2001 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byMarion Hutcheon
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyNorthland
Personal details
Born (1968-09-24) 24 September 1968 (age 56)
Derry, Northern Ireland[1]
Political partySinn Féin
Alma materNUI Galway
OccupationPolitician

Maeve McLaughlin (born 24 September 1968) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Foyle from 2012 to 2016.

Background

She was chosen to replace Martina Anderson, and took office in June 2012.[2]

She previously sat on Derry City Council, having been elected in 2001. She received a BA (with honours) in Sociology, History and Politics, and was active in politics during her time at University College Galway.[3]

McLaughlin lost her seat in the 2016 Assembly election.

References

  1. ^ Profile, niassembly.gov.uk; accessed 14 May 2016.
  2. ^ Profile, bbc.co.uk; accessed 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ Profile Archived 3 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine, citiesintransition.net; accessed 14 May 2016.
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Foyle
2012–2016 		Succeeded by