Sinéad Bradley Explained

Sinéad Bradley
Constituency Am:South Down
Assembly:Northern Ireland
Term Start:5 May 2016
Term End:28 March 2022
Predecessor:Karen McKevitt
Successor:Patrick Brown
Birth Date:1972 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Burren, County Down, Northern Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Social Democratic and Labour Party
Relations:P. J. Bradley (father)

Sinéad Bradley (born 17 February 1972) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician from Northern Ireland. She was an MLA for South Down from the 2016 election, but did not contest the 2022 election.[1] [2] She was the SDLP spokesperson on Economy and Health.[3] [4]

Background

She was born in the Burren, County Down to former MLA P. J. Bradley and his wife Leontia. Sinéad was the campaign manager for her father's successful 1998 Assembly election campaign.[5]

She attended Ballyholland Primary School and St. Mary's High School, Newry. She then went to Manchester Metropolitan University from which she obtained a BSc(Hons) in Business studies and IT. She qualified as a teacher in 1996.[6]

Bradley married John Challinor in 2000. The couple have a son.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Down - Northern Ireland Assembly constituency - Election 2016. BBC News. 6 May 2016. 13 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Manley . John . 2021-05-25 . SDLP's Sinéad Bradley announces that she won't contest the next assembly election . 2022-04-18 . The Irish News . en.
  3. Web site: Newry's Sinead Bradley takes on SDLP Health Spokesperson role Latest Newry News, Newry Sport and Newry Business for Newry City. 2021-04-25. Latest Newry News Newry Sport and Newry Business for Newry City. en-GB.
  4. Web site: South Down MLA. 2021-04-25. Social Democratic and Labour Party. en.
  5. News: SDLP victor Sinead Bradley buries party veteran father. 6 March 2017. Belfast Telegraph. en.
  6. News: MLA Sinead Bradley: My husband was diagnosed with MS at 30, it really knocked us off our tracks. en-GB. belfasttelegraph. 2021-04-25. 0307-1235.
  7. News: SDLP victor Sinead Bradley buries party veteran father. 6 March 2017. Belfast Telegraph. en.