Michelle O'Neill

Michelle O'Neill MLA


Minister for Health
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 May 2016
Preceded by	Simon Hamilton
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development
In office 5 May 2011 – 6 May 2016
First Minister	Peter Robinson Arlene Foster (Acting)
deputy First Minister	Martin McGuinness John O'Dowd (Acting)
Preceded by	Michelle Gildernew
Mayor of Dungannon and South Tyrone
In office June 2010 – June 2011
Preceded by	Francie Molloy
Succeeded by	Kenneth Reid
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 March 2007
Preceded by	Geraldine Dougan
Personal details
Born	(1977-01-10) 10 January 1977 Clonoe, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Sinn Féin
Spouse(s)	Paddy O'Neill
Children	Saoirse O'Neill Ryan O'Neill
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Website	Michelle O'Neill MLA

Michelle O'Neill MLA (born 10 January 1977) is an Irish politician who has represented Mid Ulster in the Northern Ireland Assembly for Sinn Féin since 2007.^[1] She currently is the Minister of Health in the Northern Ireland Executive and was previously the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Early career

O'Neill represented the Torrent electoral area on Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council from 2005 to 2011 and was Mayor of Dungannon and South Tyrone in 2010.^[2]^[3] Previously, in the Northern Ireland Assembly, O'Neill was the Deputy Chair of the Health Committee^[3] and she has spoken on issues such as rural school closures, which she opposed.^[4]

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

In September 2012, O'Neill announced that the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) would move to a former British Army barracks in Ballykelly, County Londonderry.^[5] Following the announcement, it came to light that Strabane had been chosen as a more suitable location by an internal DARD assessment, a decision that O'Neill then overruled. In February 2013, it was also revealed that the decision had been questioned by the Finance Minister Sammy Wilson.^[6]

References

↑ Mid Ulster ARK.
↑ "Mid Ulster - Michelle O'Neill | Sinn Féin". Sinn Féin.
1 2 "Sinn Fein lady Mayor in Dungannon - Local". Tyrone Times.
↑ "O'Neill opposes school closures". Theyworkforyou.
↑ "DARD being moved from Belfast to Ballykelly". BBC.
↑ "Minister had concerns over DARD Ballykelly move". BBC.

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by Geraldine Dougan	MLA for Mid-Ulster 2007 -	Succeeded by Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Michelle Gildernew	Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development 2011 - 2016	Succeeded by Michelle McIlveen
Preceded by Simon Hamilton	Minister of Health 2016 -	Succeeded by Incumbent

Sinn Féin

History

Leadership

Presidents	Edward Martyn (1905–08) John Sweetman (1908–11) Arthur Griffith (1911–17) Éamon de Valera (1917–26) John J. O'Kelly (Sceilg) (1926–31) Brian O'Higgins (1931–33) Michael O'Flanagan (1933–35) Cathal Ó Murchadha (1935–37) Margaret Buckley (1937–50) Paddy McLogan (1950–52) Tomás Ó Dubhghaill (1952–54) Paddy McLogan (1954–62) Tomás Mac Giolla (1962–70) Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (1970–83) Gerry Adams (1983–)

Vice presidents	John Sweetman (1905–07) Arthur Griffith (1905–08; 1917–22) Bulmer Hobson (1907–10) Jennie Wyse Power (1911–) Thomas Kelly (1911–) Fr. Michael O'Flanagan (1917–23) P. J. Ruttledge (1923–26) Mary MacSwiney John Madden John J. O'Kelly (1931-33) Margaret Buckley (1933–35; 1952–60) Liam Raul (1933-37) Tom Maguire (1935-37) Seamus Mitchell Padraig de Paor Criostóir O'Neill Michael Traynor (1950–54; 1962) Tomás Ó Dubhghaill (1950–52; 1954–62) Tony Magan (1960–62) Rory O'Driscoll (1962–63) Larry Grogan (1962–69; 1970–71) Sean Caughey (1963–65) Joe Clarke (1966–72) Cathal Goulding (1969–70) Dáithí Ó Conaill (1971–78; 1978–83) Máire Drumm (1972–76) Joe Cahill (1976–78) Gerry Adams (1978–83) Phil Flynn (1983–85) John Joe McGirl (1985–88) Pat Doherty (1988–2009) Mary Lou McDonald (2009–)

Seanad leaders	Pearse Doherty (2007–10) David Cullinane (2011–)

Assembly leaders	Gerry Adams (2007–10) Raymond McCartney (2010–)

Chairpersons	Seán MacManus (1984–90) Tom Hartley (1990–96) Mitchel McLaughlin (1996–2005) Mary Lou McDonald (2005–09) Declan Kearney (2009–)

General secretaries	Joe Cahill Cathleen Knowles Tom Hartley (1984–86) Joe Reilly (1986–88) Lucilita Bhreatnach (1988–2003) Mitchel McLaughlin (2003–07) Rita O'Hare (2007–09) Dawn Doyle (2009–)

Directors of publicity	Seán Ó Brádaigh (1960–79) Danny Morrison (1979–90) Rita O'Hare (1990–98) Dawn Doyle (1998–2008) Rosaleen Doherty (2008–)

Party structures

Leader of Sinn Féin Ardfheis Sinn Féin Front Bench Sinn Féin Republican Youth An Phoblacht Friends of Sinn Féin

Presidential candidates

Martin McGuinness (2011)

Elected representatives

Dáil Éireann	Adams Brady Buckley Crowe Cullinane P. Doherty Ellis M. Ferris Funchion M. Kenny McDonald Mitchell Munster Nolan J. O'Brien Ó Broin Ó Caoláin Ó Laoghaire O'Reilly Ó Snodaigh Quinlivan Stanley Tóibín

Seanad Éireann	David Cullinane Trevor Ó Clochartaigh Kathryn Reilly

European Parliament	Martina Anderson Lynn Boylan Matt Carthy Liadh Ní Riada

Northern Ireland Assembly	Caoimhe Archibald Cathal Boylan Michaela Boyle Linda Dillon Megan Fearon Órlaithí Flynn Michelle Gildernew Chris Hazzard Declan Kearney Gerry Kelly Seán Lynch Alex Maskey Declan McAleer Fra McCann Raymond McCartney Barry McElduff Martin McGuinness Daithí McKay Oliver McMullan Ian Milne Conor Murphy Carál Ní Chuilín John O'Dowd Michelle O'Neill Sue Ramsey Caitríona Ruane Catherine Seeley Patrick Sheehan

Westminister (Abstentionist)	Mickey Brady Pat Doherty Paul Maskey Francie Molloy

Alliances

European United Left–Nordic Green Left

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