Colm Gildernew Explained

Colm Gildernew
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Assembly:Northern Ireland
Predecessor:Michelle Gildernew
Term Start:20 June 2017
Birth Date:1969 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Party:Sinn Féin
Children:3
Relatives:Michelle Gildernew (sister)

Colm Gildernew MLA (born 27 June 1969) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone since June 2017.[1]

Career

Gildernew was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly in June 2017, following Michelle Gildernew’s election to the House of Commons at the 2017 general election.

He retained his seat at the 2022 Assembly election.

Personal life

Gildernew is the older brother of Michelle Gildernew, a former MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, and the current MP for the Fermanagh and South Tyrone Westminster constituency.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manley. John. Michelle Gildernew's older brother named as new Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA. The Irish News. 15 June 2017 . en.