Jennifer McCann
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| Junior Minister Assisting the Deputy First Minister | |
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Deputy FM | Martin McGuinness |
| Preceded by | Martina Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Megan Fearon |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast West | |
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| Preceded by | Diane Dodds |
| Succeeded by | Órlaithí Flynn |
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| Party | Sinn Féin |
| SpouseScript error: No such module "Detect singular". | Rab Kerr |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | Jennifer McCann MLA |
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Jennifer McCann (born 1 March 1960) is an Irish republican former politician in Northern Ireland, who was elected in 2007 to the Northern Ireland Assembly as a Sinn Féin member for Belfast West. She resigned from the Assembly in December 2016.[2]
Early life
McCann was born in the Twinbrook area of Belfast, and was friends with Bobby Sands and his sister Bernadette. She joined the republican movement as a schoolgirl, becoming a member of Cumann na mBan then joining the Provisional Irish Republican Army aged 17. McCann was arrested aged 20, after shooting a Royal Ulster Constabulary police officer, and subsequently sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.
Political career
McCann was released from prison after serving just over ten years of her sentence, and began working for Sinn Féin in the POW Department and Women's Department. She is active on a number of projects in her community, including the Sally Gardens Community Centre Committee, the Safer Neighbourhoods Project, the Colin Community Festival, and the Falls Community Council's Community Drugs Programme.
Personal life
McCann is married to former IRA prisoner Rab Kerr, with whom she has three children.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MLA Details". NI Assembly. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sinn Fein's Jennifer McCann resigns as West Belfast MLA". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Independent News and Media. 17 November 2016.
Sources
- Bobby Sands was a great role model – he was never arrogant Sunday Tribune (archived), 12 November 2007
- Northern Ireland Assembly West Belfast MLAs Stratagem NI
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