Catherine Anna Kelly
MLA (born 27 June 1987) is a
Sinn Féin politician from
Loughmacrory,
County Tyrone, who served as
Member of the Legislative Assembly for the
West Tyrone constituency in the
Northern Ireland Assembly
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June 2017 until her resignation in October 2020.
Education
Kelly studied English and History at
Liverpool John Moores University
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and Early Childhood Studies at
South West College in
Omagh.
Nursery school teacher
She also worked at an Irish language nursery school.
Sinn Féin and political career
Kelly joined Sinn Féin in 2009 and stood as a candidate in the local elections in Omagh Town in 2014. She worked as an advisor to
Barry McElduff. After the 2017 general election, she was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the West Tyrone constituency following McElduff's election to the House of Commons. Kelly resigned on 31 October 2020 following controversy over a small-business grant related to the
COVID-19 epidemic.
She was replaced on the assembly by
Nicola Brogan
Nicola Brogan MLA is a Sinn Féin politician who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from West Tyrone in Northern Ireland.
Biography
Brogan is from Omagh in County Tyrone.
Career
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References
External links
1987 births
Living people
Sinn Féin MLAs
Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022
Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Politicians from County Tyrone
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