Máire Hendron is an Alliance Party politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East from 2019 to 2020.
Máire Hendron | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast East | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 9 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Naomi Long |
| Succeeded by | Naomi Long |
| 34th Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast | |
| In office 1 June 2014 – 1 June 2015 | |
| Lord Mayor | Nichola Mallon |
| Preceded by | Christopher Stalford |
| Succeeded by | Guy Spence |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph O'Donnell |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Pottinger |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Northern Irish |
| Political party | Alliance |
| Occupation | Politician |
She was a Belfast City Councillor for the Pottinger DEA from 2005 to 2014, and served as Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2014 to 2015.
Political career
editShe was first elected to Belfast City Council in 2005, representing the Pottinger District.
Hendron was re-elected to the Council 2011, but failed to be elected onto the successor Titanic District at the 2014 local elections.
Hendron was appointed Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast in 2014.[1]
Hendron was co-opted the Northern Ireland Assembly in July 2019 after the incumbent MLA, Naomi Long, was elected to the European Parliament .[2] She resigned as an MLA in January 2020.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Maire Hendron: 'When contentious issues arose in council, it was important to work with all the parties... It was very unpleasant at times'". Belfast Telegraph. 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Maire Hendron replaces Naomi Long as east Belfast MLA". BBC News. 20 June 2019.
- ^ New MLA – Belfast East Constituency – 08 January 2020