Catherine Seeley
Catherine Seeley (born 26 November 1987) is a Sinn Féin politician from Northern Ireland. She was an MLA for Upper Bann from the 2016 election until 2017.[1]
Catherine Seeley | |
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 Seeley in 2015 | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann | |
| In office May 2016 – January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dolores Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Dolores Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1987 Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Profession | Teacher |
Previously a schoolteacher at the non-denominational Belfast Boys' Model School, she resigned after allegedly enduring a campaign of harassment, which began after she was co-opted as a Sinn Féin councillor on Craigavon Borough Council in 2014. The Protestant Coalition opposed her employment at the school over her affiliation with Sinn Féin.[2]
On 16 January 2017, it was announced she would not seeking re-election at the 2017 assembly election and would return to work as a schoolteacher.[3]
References
- "SF's Catherine Seeley and John O'Dowd win seats but Dolores Kelly is ousted". banbridgeleader.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- "Catherine Seeley thanks Boys' Model pupils for support", BBC News, 8 February 2016.
- "Sinn Féin's Catherine Seeley will not stand in next Assembly election" ITV News; accessed 3 March 2017.
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Dolores Kelly |
MLA for Upper Bann 2016–2017 |
Succeeded by Dolores Kelly |
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