Maeve McLaughlin (born 24 September 1968) is an Irish

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who was a

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(MLA) for Foyle from 2012 to 2016.

Background

She was chosen to replace

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, and took office in June 2012. She previously sat on

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, having been elected in 2001. She received a BA (with honours) in Sociology, History and Politics, and was active in politics during her time at

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.Profile
, citiesintransition.net; accessed 14 May 2016. McLaughlin lost her seat in the 2016 Assembly election.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McLaughlin, Maeve 1968 births Living people Sinn Féin MLAs Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016 Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Councillors in Derry (city) Alumni of the University of Galway Sinn Féin councillors in Northern Ireland Women councillors in Northern Ireland