Caoimhe Archibald (born 20 February 1981) is an Irish

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Biography

Archibald is a native of

Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern ...

where she attended Loreto College. She proceeded to

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where she obtained a BSc and PhD in molecular

mycology Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans, including as a source for tinder, traditional medicine, food, and entheogen ...

. She then worked for an agri-food company in Dublin.

Political career

She unsuccessfully stood for election in the

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Westminster constituency at the

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, polling 6,859 votes, equating to 19.8% of the total vote. She was elected as an MLA at the

2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election The 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016. It was the fifth election to take place since the devolved assembly was established in 1998. 1,281,595 individuals were registered to vote in the election (representing ...

, to represent the

constituency. She won the seat from her party running mate Cathal Ó hOisín.NI Assembly Results 2016
BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2016. She was re-elected in 2017 and 2022.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Archibald, Caoimhe 1982 births Irish women scientists Living people People from Coleraine, County Londonderry Sinn Féin MLAs Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017 Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022 Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Irish pathologists Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Politicians from County Londonderry Sinn Féin parliamentary candidates Northern Ireland MLAs 2022–2027