Pat Sheehan MLA |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast West |
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Incumbent | |
Assumed office 7 December 2010 |
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Preceded by | Gerry Adams |
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Born | 1958 (age 52-53) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Sinn Féin |
Spouse(s) | Siobhán O'Hanlon (19??–2006; her death) |
Children | Cormac Sheehan |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Other organizations | Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer (formerly) |
Pat Sheehan (born 1958) is a Sinn Féin politician in Northern Ireland, and former IRA hunger striker at Maze Prison.
On 7 December 2010, he succeeded Gerry Adams as MLA for Belfast West, Adams having resigned in order to contest the Irish general election, 2011. Sheehan retain the seat for Sinn Féin at the 2011 Assembly election.
Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
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Preceded by Gerry Adams |
MLA for Belfast West 2010- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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