Órfhlaith Begley
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Órfhlaith Begley | |
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 Begley taking to the stage at a public event | |
| Member of Parliament for West Tyrone | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Barry McElduff |
| Majority | 7,956 (22.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1991 Carrickmore, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Órfhlaith Begley (born 19 December 1991)[1] is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the West Tyrone UK Parliament constituency, having won the seat in a by-election on 3 May 2018.[2] She is from Carrickmore, County Tyrone. Begley will not be sitting in the House of Commons.
She has always had an interest in politics and she graduated with a degree in Law with Politics from Queen's University Belfast. Following this she continued her education at Queen's and studied at the Institute of Professional and Legal Studies graduating as a solicitor.
Before being elected she worked in a general solicitor practice in both civil and criminal law. She is a human rights advocate.
References
- ^ Hosford, Paul (4 May 2018). "26-year-old newcomer wins Tyrone by-election for Sinn Féin". TheJournal.ie.
- ^ "Órfhlaith Begley profile: Who is the new West Tyrone MP?". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.