Colin McGrath

Colin McGrath
MLA
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for South Down
Assumed office
May 2016
Preceded by Seán Rogers
Personal details
Born (1975-10-21) October 21, 1975
Nationality Irish
Political party Social Democratic and Labour Party

Colin McGrath (born 21 October 1975) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party politician from Northern Ireland. He has been an MLA for South Down since the 2016 election.

He was educated in St Patrick's Primary School, Saul, St Patrick's Grammar School, Downpatrick and SERC, Downpatrick. He graduated from the University of Ulster in 1998 in Community Youth Work.

Colin was a Councillor on Down District Council from 2005 and was reelected in 2011 and in 2014 was elected to the newly formed 'Supercouncil' Newry, Mourne & Down Council before moving to the NI Assembly in 2016.

Joining the NI Assembly in May 2016 he is a member of the Education Committee, Business Committee and Procedures committee. He has worked alongside MP Margaret Ritchie from 2003 and covers the area around and north of the Mourne Mountains. Rural issues, accessibility to local services and youth issues are his main priorities.

References

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by
Seán Rogers		 MLA for South Down
2016–present 		Incumbent


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