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Colm Gildernew

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Colm Gildernew
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Assumed office
20 June 2017
Preceded byMichelle Gildernew
Personal details
Born (1969-06-27) 27 June 1969 (age 55)
Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Political partySinn Féin
Children3
RelativesMichelle Gildernew (sister)

Colm Gildernew MLA (born 27 June 1969) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone since June 2017.[1]

Career

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Gildernew was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly in June 2017, following Michelle Gildernew’s election to the House of Commons at the 2017 general election.

He retained his seat at the 2022 Assembly election.

Personal life

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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

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  1. ^ Manley, John (15 June 2017). "Michelle Gildernew's older brother named as new Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA". The Irish News.
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Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
2017–present
Incumbent