# Catherine Kelly > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Catherine_Kelly > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Catherine_Kelly.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Kelly > Source revision: 1347282294 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Northern Irish politician (born 1987)}} {{Distinguish|Katherine Kelly (disambiguation){{!}}Katherine Kelly}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Catherine Kelly | honorific_suffix = | image = Catherine Kelly MLA (cropped).jpg | caption = | office = Member of
[Fermanagh and Omagh District Council](/source/Fermanagh_and_Omagh_District_Council) | constituency = [Omagh](/source/Omagh_(District_Electoral_Area)) | term_start = 18 May 2023 | term_end = | predecessor = Matthew Bell | successor = | office1 = [Member of the Legislative Assembly](/source/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(Northern_Ireland))
for [West Tyrone](/source/West_Tyrone_(Assembly_constituency)) | assembly1 = Northern Ireland | predecessor1 = [Barry McElduff](/source/Barry_McElduff) | successor1 = [Nicola Brogan](/source/Nicola_Brogan) | majority1 = | term_start1 = 20 June 2017 | term_end1 = 31 October 2020 | birth_name = Catherine Kelly | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|6|27|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Loughmacrory](/source/Loughmacrory), [County Tyrone](/source/County_Tyrone), [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland){{cite news|title=Irish language enthusiast Catherine Kelly co-opted as new MLA for Strabane area|url=http://www.derryjournal.com/news/irish-language-enthusiast-catherine-kelly-co-opted-as-new-mla-for-strabane-area-1-8006161|work=www.derryjournal.com|language=en}} | death_date = | death_place = | party = [Sinn Féin](/source/Sinn_F%C3%A9in) | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = [Liverpool John Moores University](/source/Liverpool_John_Moores_University) }} '''Catherine Kelly''' [MLA](/source/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly) (born 27 June 1987) is a [Sinn Féin](/source/Sinn_F%C3%A9in) politician from [Loughmacrory](/source/Loughmacrory), [County Tyrone](/source/County_Tyrone), who served as [Member of the Legislative Assembly](/source/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly) for the [West Tyrone](/source/West_Tyrone_(Assembly_constituency)) constituency in the [Northern Ireland Assembly](/source/Northern_Ireland_Assembly) June 2017 until her resignation in October 2020.{{cite web|last1=Madden|first1=Andrew|title=Sinn Féin co-opt new MLAs in Foyle and West Tyrone|url=http://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2017/06/13/news/karen-mullan-sinn-fe-in-select-community-worker-as-new-foyle-mla-1053185/|website=The Irish News|date=12 June 2017 |language=en}} ==Education== Kelly studied English and History at [Liverpool John Moores University](/source/Liverpool_John_Moores_University) and Early Childhood Studies at [South West College](/source/South_West_College) in [Omagh](/source/Omagh). == Nursery school teacher == She also worked at an Irish language nursery school. == Sinn Féin and political career == Kelly joined Sinn Féin in 2009 and stood as a candidate in the local elections in Omagh Town in 2014. She worked as an advisor to [Barry McElduff](/source/Barry_McElduff). After the 2017 general election, she was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the West Tyrone constituency following McElduff's election to the House of Commons. Kelly resigned on 31 October 2020 following controversy over a small-business grant related to the [COVID-19 epidemic](/source/Coronavirus_in_Ireland).{{Cite web|url=https://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/58669|title=Statement from Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald|website=www.sinnfein.ie}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/covid-grants-mary-lou-mcdonald-accepts-resignation-of-west-tyrone-mla-catherine-kelly-39690492.html|title=Covid grants: Mary Lou McDonald accepts resignation of West Tyrone MLA Catherine Kelly|newspaper=Belfasttelegraph |via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/sinn-fein-mla-catherine-kelly-19199909|title=Full statement as SF MLA becomes fourth member to resign over Covid grants|first=Ryan|last=Smith|date=31 October 2020|website=BelfastLive}} She was replaced on the assembly by [Nicola Brogan](/source/Nicola_Brogan). ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{s-start}} {{s-par|ni/ass}} {{s-bef|before=[Barry McElduff](/source/Barry_McElduff)}} {{s-ttl|title=[MLA](/source/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(Northern_Ireland)) for [West Tyrone](/source/West_Tyrone_(Assembly_constituency))|years=[2017](/source/2017_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election)–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}} {{Sinn Féin}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Catherine}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Sinn Féin MLAs Category:Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022 Category:Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Category:Politicians from County Tyrone Category:Alumni of Liverpool John Moores University {{Northern-Ireland-MLA-stub}} {{SinnFéin-politician-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Catherine Kelly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Kelly) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Kelly?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.