Annie Armstrong (politician)

Annie Armstrong is a former Irish republican politician.

Annie Armstrong
Northern Ireland Forum Member
In office 30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Preceded by	New forum
Succeeded by	Forum dissolved
Constituency	Belfast West
Lisburn City Councillor
In office 19 May 1993 – 21 May 1997
Preceded by	William Beattie
Succeeded by	Ita Gray
Constituency	Dunmurry Cross
Personal details
Born	Lower Springfield, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Sinn Féin
Education	St Rose's Dominican College
Occupation	Politician, community worker

Background

Armstrong grew up on the Lower Springfield Road in West Belfast, and went to St Rose's Dominican College in Beechmount. She left school at fifteen.^[1]

After marrying, Armstrong moved to Twinbrook suburb of Belfast in 1974 and became a community worker in 1981.^[1][2] At the 1993 Northern Ireland local elections, she was elected for Sinn Féin to represent Dunmurry Cross on Lisburn City Council.^[3][1] In July 1993, Armstrong's home came under attack from loyalist paramilitaries in an attempt to kill her.^[1][4][5]

Political career

At the Northern Ireland Forum election in 1996, Armstrong was placed fourth on the Sinn Féin list for West Belfast, but was elected in their best result in Northern Ireland.^[6] She did not defend her council seat in 1997,^[3] and did not stand for the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998.^[6]

Outside of politics

Outside politics, Armstrong established the Colin Community Forum, Colin Community Restorative Justice, Colin Health for All and Cumann na Fuiseoige GAA. She became a Director of Lisburn Strategic Partnership and the Colin Neighbourhood Initiative, and works as a Community Safety Project Worker with the Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders. In 2008, she was appointed as an independent member of the District Policing Partnership.