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Deirdre HargeyMLA
Minister for the Economy
Interim 8 May 2024 – 28 May 2024
First Minister	Michelle O'Neill
Preceded by	Conor Murphy
Succeeded by	Conor Murphy
Minister for Communities
In office 16 December 2020 – 27 October 2022
First Minister	Arlene Foster Paul Givan Vacant
Preceded by	Carál Ní Chuilín
Succeeded by	Gordon Lyons (2024)
In office 11 January 2020 – 14 June 2020
First Minister	Arlene Foster
Preceded by	Paul Givan (2017)
Succeeded by	Carál Ní Chuilín
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast South
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 January 2020
Preceded by	Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
75th Lord Mayor of Belfast
In office 1 June 2018 – 1 June 2019
Deputy	Emmet McDonough-Brown
Preceded by	Nuala McAllister
Succeeded by	John Finucane
Member of Belfast City Council
In office 22 March 2014 – 9 January 2020
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	John Gormley
Constituency	Botanic
In office October 2010 – 22 May 2014
Preceded by	Alex Maskey
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Laganbank
Personal details
Born	1980 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Sinn Féin
Residence	Belfast
Occupation	Politician

Deirdre Hargey (born 1980) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast South since 2020. She previously served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2018 to 2019, and as a Belfast City Councillor for the Botanic (formerly Laganbank) DEA from 2011 to 2020. Hargey was Minister for Communities from 2020 to 2022 and briefly served as interim Minister for the Economy in May 2024.

Career

Hargey was first elected to Belfast City Council at the 2011 local elections, representing the Laganbank District. She was later re-elected to the successor Botanic District in 2014.

She was re-elected to Belfast City Council at the 2019 election.

Hargey was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2020, to replace Máirtín Ó Muilleoir. She was appointed as Minister for Communities at the formation of the 6th Executive on 11 January 2020. On 15 June 2020, Carál Ní Chuilín replaced her as minister on a temporary basis, due to Hargey's ill health.

On 8 May 2024, she was appointed as Minister for the Economy on a temporary basis, due to Conor Murphy standing down for medical reasons. She affirmed the pledge of office on 9 May 2024.

References

1. "Sinn Fein's John Gormley to replace Deirdre Hargey on Belfast City Council". Belfast Telegraph. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
2. "Former Sinn Féin lord mayor Deirdre Hargey to replace Máirtín Ó Muilleoir in Assembly seat". The Irish News. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
3. "Minister Ní Chuilín MLA", Department for Communities website, archived from the original on 30 November 2020, retrieved 30 November 2020, On 15th June 2020 Carál Ní Chuilín MLA was appointed as Minister for Communities as Deirdre Hargey MLA has temporarily stepped aside from the role for health reasons.
4. "Conor Murphy steps down as Economy Minister on medical grounds". BBC News. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

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