| Maolíosa McHugh | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLA |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly for West Tyrone |
| Assembly: | Northern Ireland |
| Predecessor: | Michaela Boyle |
| Term Start: | 28 May 2019 |
| Office2: | Member of Derry City and Strabane District Council |
| Constituency2: | Derg |
| Predecessor2: | Council created |
| Successor2: | Cara Hunter |
| Term Start2: | 22 May 2014 |
| Term End2: | 2 May 2019 |
| Office3: | Member of Strabane District Council |
| Constituency3: | Derg |
| Term Start3: | 5 May 2011 |
| Term End3: | 22 May 2014 |
| Predecessor3: | Gerard Foley |
| Successor3: | Council abolished |
| Birth Place: | Mournebeg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Occupation: | Lecturer |
| Spouse: | Geraldine McHugh |
| Children: | 5 |
Maolíosa McHugh (in Irish mˠiːˈlˠiːsˠə/) is a Sinn Féin politician from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland who has served as Member of the Legislative Assembly for the West Tyrone constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 28 May 2019. Previously, he was a local councillor and Mayor of Derry and Strabane.[1] [2]
McHugh was born in Mournebeg, a rural area west of Castlederg, County Tyrone. He worked as a lecturer in the North West Regional College (previously the North West Institute of Further and Higher Education) for almost 33 years.[3]
McHugh first elected to Strabane District Council in 2011;[4] he continued as member of Derry City and Strabane District Council when they were merged, and he served as Mayor of Derry and Strabane in 2017–18. During his term, he was criticised for refusing to meet Prince Charles or send a council representative to a Buckingham Palace garden party.[5] [6] He lost his seat in the 2019 local election.
McHugh was coopted onto the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2019.[7] Órfhlaith Begley MP described McHugh as "A true republican with a wealth of knowledge and experience."[8]