Colm Gildernew
MLA (born 27 June 1969) is an Irish
Sinn Féin
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politician, serving as a
Member of the Legislative Assembly
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(MLA) for
Fermanagh and South Tyrone since June 2017.
Career
Gildernew was co-opted to the
Northern Ireland Assembly
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in June 2017, following
Michelle Gildernew’s election to the
House of Commons
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at the
2017 general election.
He retained his seat at the
2022 Assembly election.
Personal life
Gildernew is the older brother of
Michelle Gildernew, a former MLA for
Fermanagh and South Tyrone, and is a former
MP for the
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Westminster constituency from 2017 to 2024.
References
External links
1969 births
Living people
Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022
Sinn Féin MLAs
People from Dungannon
Politicians from County Tyrone
Northern Ireland MLAs 2022–2027
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