Caoimhe Archibald
MLA
Archibald in 2022
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for East Londonderry
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byCathal Ó hOisín
Personal details
Born (1981-02-20) 20 February 1981 (age 42)[1]
Coleraine, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin
WebsiteOfficial webpage

Caoimhe Archibald (born 20 February 1981) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician.

Biography

Archibald is a native of Coleraine where she attended Loreto College. She proceeded to Queen's University, Belfast where she obtained a BSc and PhD in molecular mycology.[2] She then worked for an agri-food company in Dublin.[3]

Political career

She unsuccessfully stood for election in the East Londonderry Westminster constituency at the 2015 UK general election, polling 6,859 votes, equating to 19.8% of the total vote.[4]

She was elected as an MLA at the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election, to represent the East Londonderry constituency. She won the seat from her party running mate Cathal Ó hOisín.[5] She was re-elected in 2017 and 2022.

References

  1. ^ "MLA Details: Dr Caoimhe Archibald". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ Fleming-Archibald, Caoimhe (2010). Investigation of sugar transporter genes in Agaricus bisporus and comparative analysis of the gene family in diverse fungi. Belfast: Queen's University. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ East Derry: Mushroom Researcher Wins Seat for Sinn Féin. The Irish Times. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. ^ East Londonderry Results. ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. ^ NI Assembly Results 2016, BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
Northern Ireland Assembly Preceded byCathal Ó hOisín MLA for East Londonderry 2016–present Incumbent
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