Declan Kearney | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Kearney in 2022 | |
| Junior Minister Assisting the Deputy First Minister | |
| In office 11 January 2020 – 5 May 2022 Serving with Gordon Lyons, Gary Middleton | |
| Deputy FM | Michelle O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Megan Fearon |
| Succeeded by | Pam Cameron (2024) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Antrim | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mitchel McLaughlin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1964 Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
Declan Kearney (born 19 December 1964) is an Irish republican politician in Northern Ireland who is the current National Chairman of Sinn Féin.[1] Kearney was a Junior Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive from 2020 to 2022, and a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim since 2016.[2]
- ^ "Declan Kearney MLA". Sinn Féin. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
Currently he is the Sinn Féin National Chairperson and has been central to the Party's all-Ireland development, and its negotiations and reconciliation strategies.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2016: Kearney 'delighted' to be elected in South Antrim". Newtownabbey Times. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.