John O'Dowd

John O'Dowd

MLA
O'Dowd in 2021
Minister for Infrastructure
Assumed office
16 May 2022
Preceded byNichola Mallon
Minister for Education
In office
16 May 2011 – 25 May 2016
Preceded byCaitríona Ruane
Succeeded byPeter Weir
Acting deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
In office
20 September 2011 – 31 October 2011
Serving with Peter Robinson
Preceded byMartin McGuinness
Succeeded byMartin McGuinness
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Upper Bann
Assumed office
26 November 2003
Preceded byDara O'Hagan
Personal details
Born
John Fitzgerald O'Dowd

(1967-05-10) 10 May 1967 (age 57)
Tullylish, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin
Spouse(s)Mary O'Dowd
Children3
OccupationPolitician

John Fitzgerald O'Dowd (born 10 May 1967) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. He has been the Minister for Infrastructure since 16 May 2022 and the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann since 2003.[1] He was the Minister for Education from 2011 to 2016. He was the deputy First Minister in 2011 for a short time.

References

  1. ↑ Ferguson, Amanda (2022-05-13). "Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill says everyone else turned up. The public deserves politicians working together, and a budget. Regret DUP have stopped the rest of us. John O'Dowd is new Infrastructure Minister". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-05-13.