Michelle Gildernew
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Michelle Gildernew (born 1st January,1970) is a Northern Ireland nationalist politician. She is the Sinn Féin member of Parliament for Fermanagh & South Tyrone. She first claimed the seat in the 2001 election, winning the seat (previously held by Ken Maginnis of the Ulster Unionist Party) with a majority of 53. She retained the seat in the 2005 vote, significantly increasing her majority to 4,582. In keeping with the Sinn Féin policy of abstentionism, Gildernew has yet to take up her seat in the Commons.
She is also a member of the currently-suspended Northern Ireland Assembly where she served as vice chair of the Committee of Social Development. She is a member of the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle (national Executive) and is the party's spokeswoman on equality and housing. She comes from Dungannon and was educated at the University of Ulster, Coleraine.
External links
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Michelle Gildernew MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,,-6996,00.html)
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Michelle Gildernew MP (http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/michelle_gildernew/fermanagh_and_south_tyrone)