Cathal Ó hOisín

Cathal Ó hOisín is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who was elected as an MLA to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the East Londonderry constituency in May 2011.[2] He lost his seat to his party running mate Caoimhe Archibald at the 2016 election.

Cathal Ó hOisín
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for East Londonderry
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byBilly Leonard
Succeeded byCaoimhe Archibald
Personal details
Born (1963-03-18) 18 March 1963 [1]
Dungiven, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin
WebsiteCathal Ó hOisín MLA

Ó hOisín was educated at Saint Patrick's College, Maghera and Magee College, Derry.[3] He was first elected to Limavady Borough Council at the 2005 local elections for the Benbradagh electoral area.[4] He served as Mayor of Limavady from 2009 to 2010.[5] At the 2010 general election, he stood unsuccessfully in East Londonderry, taking second place with 19.3% of the vote.[6]

References

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by
Billy Leonard
MLA for East Londonderry
2011–2016
Succeeded by
Caoimhe Archibald
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