Maeve McLaughlin | |
Constituency Am: | Foyle |
Assembly: | Northern Ireland |
Term Start: | 18 June 2012 |
Term End: | 7 May 2016 |
Predecessor: | Martina Anderson |
Successor: | Martin McGuinness |
Birth Date: | 24 September 1968 |
Birth Place: | Derry, Northern Ireland[1] |
Party: | Sinn Féin |
Alma Mater: | NUI Galway |
Occupation: | Politician |
Maeve McLaughlin (born 24 September 1968) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Foyle from 2012 to 2016.
She was chosen to replace Martina Anderson, and took office in June 2012.[2]
She previously sat on Derry City Council, having been elected in 2001. She received a BA (with honours) in Sociology, History and Politics, and was active in politics during her time at University College Galway.[3]
McLaughlin lost her seat in the 2016 Assembly election.