Sinéad Bradley (born 17 February 1972) is a

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(SDLP) politician from

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. She was an MLA for South Down from the 2016 election, but did not contest the 2022 election. She was the SDLP spokesperson on Economy and Health.

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. She attended Ballyholland Primary School and St. Mary's High School, Newry. She then went to

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from which she obtained a BSc(Hons) in Business studies and IT. She qualified as a teacher in 1996. Bradley married John Challinor in 2000. The couple have a son.

References

1972 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Social Democratic and Labour Party MLAs Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017 Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022 Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University {{Northern-Ireland-MLA-stub