Sinéad Bradley (born 17 February 1972) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician from Northern Ireland. She was an MLA for South Down from the

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, but did not contest the 2022 election. She was the SDLP spokesperson on Economy and Health.

Background

She was born in the

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to former MLA

P. J. Bradley Peadar John Bradley MLA (28 April 1940 – 1 March 2017) was a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) South Down from 1998 to 2011. He was the SDLP Spokesperson for Agricu ...

and his wife Leontia. Sinéad was the campaign manager for her father's successful 1998 Assembly election campaign. She attended Ballyholland Primary School and

St. Mary's High School, Newry St. Mary's High School is located in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the Education Authority (Southern) area. History The school was established in 1961. Notable alumni * Sinéad Bradley Sinéad Bradley (born 17 Feb ...

. She then went to Manchester Metropolitan University from which she obtained a BSc(Hons) in Business studies and IT. She qualified as a teacher in 1996. Bradley married John Challinor in 2000. The couple have a son.

References

1972 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Social Democratic and Labour Party MLAs Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017 Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022 Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University {{Northern-Ireland-MLA-stub