Deirdre Hargey

Deirdre Hargey is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and former Minister for Communities within the Northern Ireland Executive, and a former Lord Mayor of Belfast.[2]

Deirdre Hargey
Minister for Communities
In office
16 December 2020 – 27 October 2022
Preceded byCarál Ní Chuilín
In office
11 January 2020 – 14 June 2020
Preceded byPaul Givan
Succeeded byCarál Ní Chuilín
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Belfast South
Assumed office
9 January 2020
Preceded byMáirtín Ó Muilleoir
75th Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office
1 June 2018 – 1 June 2019
DeputyEmmet McDonough-Brown
Preceded byNuala McAllister
Succeeded byJohn Finucane
Member of
Belfast City Council
In office
22 March 2014 – 9 January 2020
Succeeded byJohn Gormley[1]
ConstituencyBotanic
Personal details
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin
OccupationPolitician

Hargey was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2020 to replace Máirtín Ó Muilleoir.[2] She was appointed as Minister for Communities at the formation of the 6th Executive on 11 January 2020. On 15 June 2020, Carál Ní Chuilín replaced her as minister on a temporary basis, due to Hargey's ill health.[3]

References
  1. "Sinn Fein's John Gormley to replace Deirdre Hargey on Belfast City Council". Belfast Telegraph. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. "Former Sinn Féin lord mayor Deirdre Hargey to replace Máirtín Ó Muilleoir in Assembly seat". Irish News. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Minister Ní Chuilín MLA", Department for Communities website, archived from the original on 30 November 2020, retrieved 30 November 2020, On 15th June 2020 Carál Ní Chuilín MLA was appointed as Minister for Communities as Deirdre Hargey MLA has temporarily stepped aside from the role for health reasons.



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