Sinéad Bradley (born 17 February 1972) is a Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician from Northern Ireland. She was an MLA for South Down from the 2016 election, but did not contest the 2022 election.[1][2] She was the SDLP spokesperson on Economy and Health.[3][4]
Sinéad Bradley | |
|---|---|
 Bradley in 2016 | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down | |
| In office 5 May 2016 – 28 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Karen McKevitt |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1972 Burren, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Social Democratic and Labour Party |
| Relations | P. J. Bradley (father) |
Background
editShe was born in the Burren, County Down to former MLA P. J. Bradley and his wife Leontia. Sinéad was the campaign manager for her father's successful 1998 Assembly election campaign.[5]
She attended Ballyholland Primary School and St. Mary's High School, Newry. She then went to Manchester Metropolitan University from which she obtained a BSc(Hons) in Business studies and IT. She qualified as a teacher in 1996.[6]
Bradley married John Challinor in 2000. The couple have a son.[7]
References
edit- ^ "South Down - Northern Ireland Assembly constituency - Election 2016". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Manley, John (25 May 2021). "SDLP's Sinéad Bradley announces that she won't contest the next assembly election". The Irish News. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Newry's Sinead Bradley takes on SDLP Health Spokesperson role | Latest Newry News, Newry Sport and Newry Business for Newry City". Latest Newry News | Newry Sport and Newry Business for Newry City. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "South Down MLA". Social Democratic and Labour Party. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "SDLP victor Sinead Bradley buries party veteran father". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "MLA Sinead Bradley: My husband was diagnosed with MS at 30, it really knocked us off our tracks". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "SDLP victor Sinead Bradley buries party veteran father". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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