Cathal Ó hOisín Politician

Cathal Ó hOisín is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who was elected as an MLA to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the East Londonderry constituency in May 2011.Ó hOisín was educated at Saint Patrick's College, Maghera and Magee College, Derry. He was first elected to Limavady Borough Council at the 2005 local elections for the Benbradagh electoral area. He served as Mayor of Limavady from 2009 to 2010. At the 2010 UK general election, he stood unsuccessfully in East Londonderry, taking second place with 19.3% of the vote.

Personal facts

Cathal Ó hOisín
Alias (AKA)Hassan Cathal
Birth dateMarch 18, 1963
Birth place
Northern Ireland , Dungiven , County Londonderry
Nationality
Irish people
Religion
Catholic Church

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Office holder

officeNorthern Ireland
party
Sinn Féin
region
East Londonderry (Assembly constituency)

Cathal Ó hOisín on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/Your-MLAs/List-of-MLAs/O-hOisin-Cathal
  2. http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/18471