Catherine Nelson
Catherine Nelson (born Catherine Seeley; 26 November 1987)[1] is a Sinn Féin politician from Northern Ireland. She was an MLA for Upper Bann from the 2016 election until 2017.[2]
Catherine Nelson | |
|---|---|
 Nelson in 2015 | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann | |
| In office May 2016 – January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dolores Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Dolores Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1987 Lurgan, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Profession | Teacher |
Previously a schoolteacher at the non-denominational Belfast Boys' Model School, she resigned after allegedly enduring a campaign of harassment, which began after she was co-opted as a Sinn Féin councillor on Craigavon Borough Council in 2014. The Protestant Coalition opposed her employment at the school over her affiliation with Sinn Féin.[3]
On 16 January 2017, it was announced she would not seeking re-election at the 2017 assembly election and would return to work as a schoolteacher.[4]
In 2018, she was co-opted as a councillor onto Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.[1]
References
- Hughes, Brendan (19 June 2018). "Ex-Sinn Féin MLA Catherine Nelson appointed as councillor for Lurgan". The Irish News. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "SF's Catherine Seeley and John O'Dowd win seats but Dolores Kelly is ousted". banbridgeleader.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- "Catherine Seeley thanks Boys' Model pupils for support", BBC News, 8 February 2016.
- "Sinn Féin's Catherine Seeley will not stand in next Assembly election" ITV News. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.