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Pól Callaghan

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Pól Callaghan
Member of the Legislative Assembly
forFoyle
In office
15 November 2010 – 5 May 2011
Preceded byMark Durkan
Succeeded byColum Eastwood
Personal details
BornDerry,Northern Ireland
Political partySDLP

Pól Callaghanis an Irish formerSocial Democratic and Labour Party(SDLP) politician who was aMember of the Legislative Assembly(MLA) forFoylebetween 2010 and2011.

Political career[edit]

On 15 November 2010, Callaghan was co-opted to theNorthern Ireland Assemblyfor theFoyle constituency,succeedingMark Durkan. Regarding his co-option, he said: "We know the people of Derry are hungry for change and as a new representative I can help build a newly energized SDLP to deliver it."[1][2]Callaghan failed to retain his seat at the 2011 Assembly election.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^"BBC News - Durkan aide Callaghan to take his Foyle assembly seat".BBC News.BBC News.Retrieved30 August2012.
  2. ^List of Assembly members, note 16Archived17 November 2007 at theWayback Machine
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLAforFoyle
2010–2011
Succeeded by