John O'Dowd Politician

John O'Dowd MLA (born 10 May 1967) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. He has been the Minister for Education in the Stormont Executive since 2011 and the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann since 2003. He briefly took on the duties of deputy First Minister in 2011 while Martin McGuinness ran in the 2011 Irish presidential election.

Personal facts

John O'Dowd
Birth dateMay 10, 1967
Birth place
County Down , Craigavon , Tullylish
Nationality
Irish people
Residence
County Armagh , Craigavon
Profession
Chef

Search

Office holder

office
Minister for Education
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Upper Bann
party
Sinn Féin

John O'Dowd on Wikipedia