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== Sinn Féin and political career ==
== Sinn Féin and political career ==
Kelly joined Sinn Féin in 2009 and stood as a candidate in the local elections in Omagh Town in 2014. She worked as an advisor to [[Barry McElduff]]. After the 2017 general election, she was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the West Tyrone constituency following McElduff's election to the House of Commons. Kelly resigned on 31 October 2020 following controversy over a small-business grant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/58669|title=Statement from Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald|website=www.sinnfein.ie}}</ref>
Kelly joined Sinn Féin in 2009 and stood as a candidate in the local elections in Omagh Town in 2014. She worked as an advisor to [[Barry McElduff]]. After the 2017 general election, she was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the West Tyrone constituency following McElduff's election to the House of Commons. Kelly resigned on 31 October 2020 following controversy over a small-business grant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/58669|title=Statement from Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald|website=www.sinnfein.ie}}</ref><ref>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/covid-grants-mary-lou-mcdonald-accepts-resignation-of-west-tyrone-mla-catherine-kelly-39690492.html</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:55, 31 October 2020

Catherine Kelly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for West Tyrone
Assumed office
20 June 2017
Preceded byBarry McElduff
Personal details
Born (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 37)
Loughmacrory, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland[1]
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin
Alma materLiverpool John Moores University

Catherine Kelly MLA (born 27 June 1987) is a Sinn Féin politician from Loughmacrory, County Tyrone, who has served as Member of the Legislative Assembly for the West Tyrone constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly since June 2017.[2]

Education

Kelly studied English and History at Liverpool John Moores University and Early Childhood Studies at South West College in Omagh.[1]

Nursery school teacher

She also worked at an Irish language nursery school.[1]

Sinn Féin and political career

Kelly joined Sinn Féin in 2009 and stood as a candidate in the local elections in Omagh Town in 2014. She worked as an advisor to Barry McElduff. After the 2017 general election, she was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the West Tyrone constituency following McElduff's election to the House of Commons. Kelly resigned on 31 October 2020 following controversy over a small-business grant.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Irish language enthusiast Catherine Kelly co-opted as new MLA for Strabane area". www.derryjournal.com.
  2. ^ Madden, Andrew. "Sinn Féin co-opt new MLAs in Foyle and West Tyrone". The Irish News.
  3. ^ "Statement from Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald". www.sinnfein.ie.
  4. ^ https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/covid-grants-mary-lou-mcdonald-accepts-resignation-of-west-tyrone-mla-catherine-kelly-39690492.html
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for West Tyrone
2017–present
Incumbent