Gerry McHugh

Gerry McHugh
Gerry McHugh
	McHugh's constituency office in Enniskillen in 2009
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly; for Fermanagh & South Tyrone
	In office; 7 March 2007 – 2011
Preceded by	Tom O'Reilly
Succeeded by	Sean Lynch
	In office; 25 June 1998 – 26 November 2003
Preceded by	New Creation
Succeeded by	Tom O'Reilly
Personal details
Born	County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil ; Independent (politician) (Previous); Sinn Féin (Previous)

Gerry McHugh (born 9 October 1957) is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. He represented Sinn Féin on Fermanagh District Council from 1993 to 2007 sat as an independent since then. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, then to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1998 election as a Sinn Féin member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. He lost his seat in 2003, but regained it in 2007. His fellow Sinn Féin member on both occasions was Michelle Gildernew. McHugh is a past pupil of St Comhghall's Secondary School in Lisnaskea.

He became an independent on 29 November 2007, citing his perceived problems with lack of democracy in his former party.[1][2]

On 30 November 2009, he announced that he was a member of Fianna Fáil.[3] He did not contest the 2011 Assembly election, and lost his District Council seat in the 2011 local elections.[4]

On 2 February 2019 The Impartial Reporter reported that McHugh had joined Aontú, a new pro-life nationalist party founded by Peadar Tóibín.[5] In the May 2019 local election, he was the party's candidate stood in the six-seat Erne East District Electoral Area for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, finishing last of ten candidates.[6]

References

'Disillusioned' SF man resigns, BBC, 3 December 2007
Membership of the NI assembly Archived 17 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, see note "‡‡"
'Fianna Fáil establishes third constituency forum in North, Irish Times, 30 November 2009
"Northern Ireland council election: 582 seats declared". BBC News. 11 May 2011.
"More defections expected as McHugh joins new party". Impartial Reporter. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
"Fermanagh and Omagh District Council candidates". Election 2019. BBC. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

External links

NIA profile

Northern Ireland Forum
New forum	Member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone 1996–1998	Forum dissolved
Northern Ireland Assembly
New assembly	MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone 1998–2003	Succeeded by Tom O'Reilly
Preceded by Tom O'Reilly	MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone 2007–2011	Succeeded by Sean Lynch

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[1] 'Disillusioned' SF man resigns, BBC, 3 December 2007

[2] Membership of the NI assembly Archived 17 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine, see note "‡‡"

[3] 'Fianna Fáil establishes third constituency forum in North, Irish Times, 30 November 2009

[4] "Northern Ireland council election: 582 seats declared". BBC News. 11 May 2011.

[5] "More defections expected as McHugh joins new party". Impartial Reporter. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[6] "Fermanagh and Omagh District Council candidates". Election 2019. BBC. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.