Caoimhe Archibald

Caoimhe Archibald (born 20 February 1981) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician.

Caoimhe Archibald
MLA
Archibald in 2022
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for East Londonderry
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byCathal Ó hOisín
Personal details
Born (1981-02-20) 20 February 1981[1]
Coleraine, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin
WebsiteOfficial webpage

Biography

Archibald is a native of Coleraine where she attended Loreto College. She proceeded to Queen's University, Belfast where she obtained a BSc and PhD in molecular mycology.[2] She then worked for an agri-food company in Dublin.[3]

Political career

She unsuccessfully stood for election in the East Londonderry Westminster constituency at the 2015 UK general election, polling 6,859 votes, equating to 19.8% of the total vote.[4]

She was elected as an MLA at the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election, to represent the East Londonderry constituency. She won the seat from her party running mate Cathal Ó hOisín.[5] She was re-elected in 2017 and 2022.

References
  1. "MLA Details: Dr Caoimhe Archibald". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. Fleming-Archibald, Caoimhe (2010). Investigation of sugar transporter genes in Agaricus bisporus and comparative analysis of the gene family in diverse fungi. Belfast: Queen's University. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. East Derry: Mushroom Researcher Wins Seat for Sinn Féin. The Irish Times. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. East Londonderry Results. ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. NI Assembly Results 2016, BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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