Brenda Hale (Northern Ireland politician)
| Brenda Hale MLA OBE | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley | |
|
In office 2011–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Butler |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 29, 1968 Bangor, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mark Hale (died 2009, KIA) |
| Children | 2 |
Brenda Hale is a Democratic Unionist Party politician in Northern Ireland. She sat in the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley from 2011[1] until her defeat at the 2017 Assembly election.
Hale's husband served with the British Army and was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. Hale then started to speak to the Ministry of Defence on behalf of other war widows.[2] As of August 2015, she is a Political Member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.[3]
As a result of her work in politics Mrs Hale was listed on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list and is due to receive an OBE.
References
- ↑ Lagan Valley, UTV
- ↑ Sharon Ferguson, "Out with the old and in with the new at Stormont", BBC News, 9 May 2011
- ↑ "The Board". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Paul Butler |
MLA for Lagan Valley 2011–2017 |
Succeeded by Pat Catney |
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