West Belfast Sinn Féin Sinn Féin -- Building an Ireland of Equals

Representatives

Gerry Adams MP MLA

Gerry Adams is an Assembly member and MP for west Belfast. He is the President of Sinn Fein and has been active in Irish republicanism since the mid-1960s. Read full bio


Bairbre De Brun MEP

Bairbre de Brun is the Sinn Fein MEP for the 6 counties. Throughout her 30 years of activism she has been an MLA and a Minister in the Assembly along with filling numerous roles within Sinn Fein. Read full bio


Councillor Fra McCann MLA

Fra McCann is a Belfast city councillor for the Lower Falls DEA and is also a Sinn Fein Assembly member for the west Belfast constituency. He has been a republican activist for almost 40 years. Read full bio


Councillor Tom Hartley

Falls councillor Tom Hartley has been involved in republican politics since 1969. Tom was one of those in the movement who early on identified the need for a more flexible approach to the republican struggle. Read full bio


Councillor Breige Brownlee

Breige Brownlee is the Sinn Fein councillor for the St.James's area of west Belfast. She is also a member of the St.James's residents association and St.James's commemoration committee. Read full bio


Councillor Maire Cush

Veteran republican Maire Cush has been a councillor on Belfast City Council since 2001, representing the Ballymurphy, Whiterock/Westrock, Springhill and Sliabh Dubh areas. Read full bio


Councillor Janice Austin

Janice Austin is the city councillor for the greater New Barnsley and Turf Lodge areas within the lower Falls DEA. She has been a member of Sinn Fein since 1974 and has worked on many campaigns and in many departments within the party. Read full bio


Paul Maskey MLA

Paul Maskey was a councillor on Belfast City Council from 2001 until September 2009 for the Upper Falls DEA. In March 2007 Paul was elected as an Assembly member for west Belfast. Paul is the Chairperson of the Assembly's Public Accounts Committee. Read full bio


Councillor Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhin

Andersonstown councillor Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhin is an Irish language activist, established the Coiste Political Tours Project and has worked in the economic development field for many years. Read full bio


Andersonstown Sinn Fein representative Pol Deeds

Andersonstown Sinn Fein representative Pól Deeds has lived his whole life in the lower Glen Road area of Andersonstown. He has been involved in Republican politics since his early 20s and has been the Chairperson of the Andersonstown Martyrs Sinn Féin cumann for the past three years. Read full bio


Councillor Chrissie Mhic Giolla Mhin

Chrissie Mhic Giolla Mhin was elected as a Sinn Fein councillor for the Upper Falls DEA in the May 2005 council elections. She grew up in the middle Andersonstown area and she proudly represents the party as the local councillor in the area where she lives today. Read full bio


Councillor Michael Browne

Michael Browne is the leader of the Sinn Fein group on Belfast city council. Michael represents the Upper Falls electoral area on the city council and was first elected to Belfast city council in 1997. Read full bio


Sue Ramsey MLA

Sue Ramsey is an Assembly member for west Belfast and has held many positions at a number of levels within the party over the past 20 years. Sue was part of the Sinn Fein team involved in the Good Friday Agreement negotiations. Read full bio


Councillor Gerard O'Neill

Lenadoon Sinn Fein councillor Gerard O'Neill has been active in republican politics for over 25 years. He has been a representative of the people of Upper Falls on Belfast City Council from 1998. Read full bio


Jennifer McCann MLA

Jennifer McCann is an Assembly member for West Belfast who has given many years of service to the people of her community. Jennifer is an ex-POW and has been involved in many community projects. Read full bio


Councillor Paul Butler MLA

Paul Butler is the Sinn Fein MLA for the Lagan Valley constituency and has also represented the Dunmurry Cross area on Lisburn council since 1997. Mr Butler is a tireless campaigner against unionist discrimination. Read full bio


Councillor Charlene O'Hara

Charlene O'Hara is a Sinn Fein councillor in Lisburn council. Charlene was co-opted onto the council in November 2007 and became the youngest councillor in Ireland at the age of 20. Read full bio


Councillor Angela Nelson

Angela Nelson lives in the Dunmurry area and is the mother of 4 children. Angela has been an active republican since 1970 and has been a Sinn Fein councillor on Lisburn council since 2005. Read full bio


Councillor Arder Carson

Colin Sinn Fein councillor Arder Carson represents the Poleglass area and has been centrally involved in Safer Neighburhood Projects for many years.