Mary Bradley (born 10 May 1942) is a

Social Democratic and Labour Party The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) ( ga, Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is a social-democratic and Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. The SDLP currently has eight members in the Northern Ireland ...

(SDLP) politician who was a

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(MLA) for Foyle from 2003 to 2011. In 1985, she was elected to

Derry City Council Derry City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Dhoire; Ulster-Scots: ''Derry Cittie Cooncil'') was the local government authority for the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. It merged with Strabane District Council in April 2015 under local governm ...

, representing the

(SDLP), and from 1991–92 she served as the

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. In 1996 she was an unsuccessful candidate in the

Northern Ireland Forum The Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. The forum was elected, with five members being elected for each Westmin ...

election in Foyle.Northern Ireland elections
/ref> In 2003, Bradley was elected to represent Foyle in the Northern Ireland Assembly, but did not stand for election in 2011. Bradley is a member of the Western Education Library Board and a commissioner on the Harbour Board Born in Derry, Bradley attended the

North West Institute of Further and Higher Education North West Regional College is a further education and higher education college in the north-west region of Northern Ireland. The college has five main campuses in counties Londonderry and Tyrone: Strand Road (Derry), Springtown (Derry), Ma ...

before working as a care assistant. Married to Liam and has one daughter Paula along with two grandchildren named Fiona and Aaron. She has lived in the Carnhill Estate in Derry for over 30 years.

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Northern Ireland Assembly – Biography – Mary Bradley
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, Mary 1942 births Living people Northern Ireland MLAs 2003–2007 Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011 Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Social Democratic and Labour Party MLAs Women mayors of places in Northern Ireland Politicians from Derry (city) Mayors of Derry