Sian Mulholland | |
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Member of the
Northern Ireland Assembly for North Antrim | |
Assumed office 6 April 2023 | |
Preceded by | Patricia O'Lynn |
Member of Lisburn & Castlereagh Council | |
In office 26 May 2022 – 6 April 2023 | |
Preceded by | David Honeyford |
Succeeded by | Claire Kemp |
Constituency | Killutagh |
Member of Belfast City Council | |
In office 1 September 2015 – 26 May 2022 | |
Preceded by | Laura McNamee |
Succeeded by | Christine Bower |
Constituency | Ormiston |
Personal details | |
Born | Sian O'Neill |
Nationality | Northern Irish |
Political party | Alliance |
Spouse |
Kieran Mulholland (
m. 2018) |
Children | 2 |
Occupation | Politician |
Sian Mulholland ( née O'Neill) is a Northern Irish politician who has been an Alliance Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Antrim since April 2023.
In September 2015, Mulholland was co-opted onto Belfast City Council for the constituency of Ormiston following the resignation of Laura McNamee. [1] Prior to being co-opted, Mulholland worked as a caseworker for Alliance Party leader Naomi Long. [2]
Mulholland, already a member of Belfast City Council, was co-opted onto Lisburn & Castlereagh Council to fill the vacancy left by David Honeyford's election to the Assembly. [3]
On 6 April 2023, Mulholland was sworn in as MLA for North Antrim following the resignation of Patricia O'Lynn. [4] [5]
She is contesting North Antrim at the 2024 United Kingdom general election. [6]
In November 2018, Mulholland married Kieran Mullholland, a Sinn Féin councillor on the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. [2] Mulholland and her husband have two sons. [7]