Caitríona Ruane
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| Caitríona Ruane MLA | |
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| Preceded by | Martin McGuinness |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
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| Born | July 19, 1962 Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Website | SF election page |
Caitríona Ruane MLA (born 1962 in Swinford, County Mayo) is a Sinn Féin politician and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down.[1][2]
In the first Executive under First Minister Ian Paisley and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness she was appointed Minister for Education. She has been the topic of much controversy over the scrapping of the Transfer Examination and her subsequent plans for replacement.
Ruane is a former professional tennis player who represented Ireland in the Fed Cup. She now lives in Carlingford, County Louth and is married with two children.[3] In the past Ruane has acted as director of the Féile an Phobail and chairperson of the St Patrick's Carnival Committee in Belfast.[4]
Ruane was a prominent member of the Bring Them Home campaign for the Colombia Three, which sought the safe return of three Irishmen accused in Colombia of training Marxist rebels.[5]
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