Cathal Ó hOisín | |
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Member of the
Northern Ireland Assembly for East Londonderry | |
In office 5 May 2011 – 5 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Billy Leonard |
Succeeded by | Caoimhe Archibald |
Member of Limavady Borough Council | |
In office 5 May 2005 – 5 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Francie Brolly |
Succeeded by | Tony McCaul |
Constituency | Benbradagh |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Dungiven, Northern Ireland | 18 March 1963
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Sinn Féin |
Website | Cathal Ó hOisín MLA |
Cathal Ó hOisín is a former Irish Sinn Féin politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry from 2011 to 2016. [2]
Ó hOisín was educated at St. 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]
He lost his Assembly seat to party running mate, Caoimhe Archibald, at the 2016 Assembly election. He unsuccessfully attempted to regain his former seat at the Assembly election the following year.