Cathal Ó hOisín
| Cathal Ó hOisín | |
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| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Londonderry |
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In office 2011–2016 |
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| Preceded by | Billy Leonard |
| Succeeded by | Caoimhe Archibald |
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18 March 1963 Dungiven, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Cathal Ó hOisín MLA |
Cathal Ó hOisín (English: Charles Hasson) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who was elected as an MLA to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the East Londonderry constituency in May 2011. He lost his seat to his party running mate Caoimhe Archibald at the 2016 election.
Ó hOisín was educated at Saint Patrick's College, Maghera and Magee College, Derry. He was first elected to Limavady Borough Council at the 2005 local elections for the Benbradagh electoral area. He served as Mayor of Limavady from 2009 to 2010. At the 2010 general election, he stood unsuccessfully in East Londonderry, taking second place with 19.3% of the vote.
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