Michelle O'Neill
Michelle O'Neill (née Doris; born 10 January 1977) is an Irish politician. O'Neill is the First Minister of Northern Ireland since 2024. She was the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2020 until 2022.[1] She has served as vice president of Sinn Féin since 2018 and has been the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Mid Ulster since 2007.
Michelle O'Neill | |
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.jpg) O'Neill in 2024 | |
| First Minister of Northern Ireland | |
| Assumed office 3 February 2024 Serving with Emma Little-Pengelly | |
| Preceded by | Paul Givan |
| Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland | |
| In office 11 January 2020 – 4 February 2022[a] Serving with Arlene Foster & Paul Givan | |
| Preceded by | Martin McGuinness (2017) |
| Succeeded by | Emma Little-Pengelly (2024) |
| Vice President of Sinn Féin | |
| Assumed office 10 February 2018 | |
| President | Mary Lou McDonald |
| Preceded by | Mary Lou McDonald |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 25 May 2016 – 2 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Hamilton (Health, Social Services and Public Safety) |
| Succeeded by | Robin Swann |
| Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 6 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Michelle Gildernew |
| Succeeded by | Michelle McIlveen (Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) |
| Mayor of Dungannon and South Tyrone | |
| In office June 2010 – June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Francie Molloy |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Reid |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Mid Ulster | |
| Assumed office 7 March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Geraldine Dougan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michelle Doris 10 January 1977 (aged 48) Fermoy, County Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse(s) | Paddy O'Neill
(m. 1995; sep. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official website |
| ^a O'Neill left the role of dFM when Arlene Foster resigned as FM on 14 June 2021. She was reappointed dFM alongside FM Paul Givan on 17 June 2021. | |
O'Neill was born in Fermoy, County Cork, in the Republic of Ireland. Her family are Irish republicans from Clonoe, County Tyrone. She has two children with Paddy O'Neill. The couple separated in 2014.
Sinn Féin became the largest party after the 2022 assembly election, putting O'Neill in line for the position of First Minister of Northern Ireland.[2][3]
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O'Neill (far left) at the European Parliament, 2017
O'Neill with deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness in 2014
O'Neill, as First Minister designate, meets with First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf, November 2023
O'Neill (second from left) with U.S. President Joe Biden, March 2024
O'Neill (left) and Emma Little-Pengelly (right) with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, 2024
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References
- ↑ Stormont deal: Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill new top NI ministers. BBC. 12 January 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-51077397. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ Neville, Steve (8 May 2022). "Michelle O'Neill: Her path from Fermoy to Northern Ireland's first minister". Irish Examiner. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-40867625.html. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland: Sinn Fein secures historic election win". DW. 7 May 2022. https://www.dw.com/en/northern-ireland-sinn-fein-secures-historic-election-win/a-61719108. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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- Sinn Féin profile Archived 2020-02-10 at the Wayback Machine