Tom O'Reilly (Fermanagh politician)

Tom O'Reilly is an Irish Sinn Fein politician, serving as a Fermanagh and Omagh District councillor for the Erne East DEA since 2014.

Tom O'Reilly
Member of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 May 2014
Preceded by	Council established
Constituency	Erne East
Member of Fermanagh District Council
In office 7 June 2001 – 22 May 2014
Preceded by	Tony McPhillips
Succeeded by	Council abolished
Constituency	Erne East
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Fermanagh & South Tyrone
In office 26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007
Preceded by	Gerry McHugh
Succeeded by	Gerry McHugh
Personal details
Born	County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Political party	Sinn Féin

O'Reilly was previously a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 2003 to 2007.

Political career

O'Reilly first stood as a Sinn Féin candidate for Fermanagh District Council in 1997 and was first elected in 2001. He was re-elected in 2005 and 2011. At the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election, he was elected in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, although he chose to stand down at the 2007 election. In 2014 O'Reilly was elected onto the new Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. O'Reilly was chosen by the members of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to be the first Chairperson of the new Council.

References

• Fermanagh District Council Elections 1993–2011

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by Gerry McHugh	MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone 2003–2007	Succeeded by Gerry McHugh