Emma Sheerin

Emma Sheerin (born 1991/92)^[1] is an Irish Sinn Féin politician from Draperstown, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Since 2018 she has been MLA for Mid Ulster.^{[2][non-primary source needed][3]}

Emma Sheerin MLA
Sheerin in 2021
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Mid Ulster
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 December 2018
Preceded by	Ian Milne
Personal details
Born	1991 or 1992 (age 32–33) County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Sinn Féin
Residence	Ballinascreen

Background

Sheerin is a native of Ballinascreen where she attended St Colm's High School. She then proceeded to Queen's University, Belfast where she obtained a degree in Politics.^[4]

Political career

Sheerin's Mid Ulster constituency, west of Lough Neagh and containing Magherafelt, Coalisland and Cookstown.^[5]

For several years, Sheerin was a member of and Sinn Féin's Cúige Uladh Officer Board and the Ard Chomhairle.

Aged 26, she was selected to take Ian Milne's seat in the Northern Ireland Assembly for Mid Ulster.^[6] She was later named as Equality Spokesperson.

Personal life

Sheerin lives in Ballinascreen.^[7]