Gerry McHugh

Gerry McHugh (born 9 October 1957) is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. He represented Sinn Féin on Fermanagh District Council from 1993 to 2007 sat as an independent since then. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, then to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1998 election as a Sinn Féin member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. He lost his seat in 2003, but regained it in 2007. His fellow Sinn Féin member on both occasions was Michelle Gildernew. McHugh is a past pupil of St Comhghall's Secondary School in Lisnaskea.

Gerry McHugh
McHugh's constituency office in Enniskillen in 2009
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Fermanagh & South Tyrone
In office
7 March 2007 – 2011
Preceded byTom O'Reilly
Succeeded bySean Lynch
In office
25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded byNew Creation
Succeeded byTom O'Reilly
Personal details
BornCounty Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Independent (politician) (Previous)
Sinn Féin (Previous)

He became an independent on 29 November 2007, citing his perceived problems with lack of democracy in his former party.[1][2]

On 30 November 2009, he announced that he was a member of Fianna Fáil.[3] He did not contest the 2011 Assembly election, and lost his District Council seat in the 2011 local elections.[4]

On 2 February 2019 The Impartial Reporter reported that McHugh had joined Aontú, a new pro-life nationalist party founded by Peadar Tóibín.[5] In the May 2019 local election, he was the party's candidate stood in the six-seat Erne East District Electoral Area for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, finishing last of ten candidates.[6]

References
  1. 'Disillusioned' SF man resigns, BBC, 3 December 2007
  2. Membership of the NI assembly Archived 17 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, see note "‡‡"
  3. 'Fianna Fáil establishes third constituency forum in North, Irish Times, 30 November 2009
  4. "Northern Ireland council election: 582 seats declared". BBC News. 11 May 2011.
  5. "More defections expected as McHugh joins new party". Impartial Reporter. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. "Fermanagh and Omagh District Council candidates". Election 2019. BBC. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
Northern Ireland Forum
New forum Member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
1996–1998		 Forum dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone
1998–2003		 Succeeded by
Tom O'Reilly
Preceded by
Tom O'Reilly		 MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone
2007–2011		 Succeeded by
Sean Lynch
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