Emma Sheerin
MLA
Sheerin in 2021
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Mid Ulster
Assumed office
4 December 2018
Preceded byIan Milne
Personal details
Born1991 or 1992 (age 31–32)
County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin
ResidenceBallinascreen

Emma Sheerin (born 1991/92)[1] is an Irish Sinn Féin politician from Draperstown, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Since 2018 she has been MLA for Mid Ulster.[2][non-primary source needed][3]

Background

Sheerin is a native of Ballinascreen where she attended St Colm's High School. She then proceeded to Queen's University, Belfast where she obtained a degree in Politics.[4]

Political career

Sheerin's Mid Ulster constituency, west of Lough Neagh and containing Magherafelt, Coalisland and Cookstown.[5]

For several years, Sheerin was a member of and Sinn Féin's Cúige Uladh Officer Board and the Ard Chomhairle.

Aged 26, she was selected to take Ian Milne's seat in the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster.[6] She was later named as Equality Spokesperson.

Personal life

Sheerin lives in Ballinascreen.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Sinn Féin co-opt Emma Sheerin in Mid Ulster". The Irish News. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Emma Sheerin selected as MLA for Mid Ulster" – via facebook.com.
  3. ^ "Emma Sheerin MLA, Mid Ulster". TheyWorkForYou.
  4. ^ "Emma Sheerin". Sinn Fein. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Mid Ulster constituency profile: Jobs the major talking point". The Irish Times.
  6. ^ "Emma Sheerin selected to replace Ian Milne". sinnfein.ie.
  7. ^ "The Northern Ireland Assembly". Government of the United Kingdom.
Northern Ireland Assembly Preceded byIan Milne MLA for Mid Ulster 2018–present Incumbent

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