Caoimhe Archibald
Caoimhe Archibald | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Archibald in 2022 | |
| Minister for the Economy | |
| Assumed office 3 February 2025 | |
| First Minister | Michelle O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Conor Murphy |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 3 February 2024 – 3 February 2025 | |
| First Minister | Michelle O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Conor Murphy |
| Succeeded by | John O'Dowd |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for East Londonderry | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Cathal Ó hOisín |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1981[1] Coleraine, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Alma mater | Queen's University of Belfast |
| Website | Official webpage |
Caoimhe Archibald (born 20 February 1981) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, who has served as the Minister for the Economy in Northern Ireland since February 2025. She previously served as Minister for Finance, and has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry since May 2016.
Biography
[edit]Archibald is a native of Coleraine where she attended Loreto College. She proceeded to Queen's University, Belfast where she obtained a BSc and PhD in molecular mycology.[2] She then worked for an agri-food company in Dublin.[3]
Political career
[edit]She unsuccessfully stood for election in the East Londonderry Westminster constituency at the 2015 UK general election, polling 6,859 votes, equating to 19.8% of the total vote.[4]
She was elected as an MLA at the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election, to represent the East Londonderry constituency. She won the seat from her party running mate Cathal Ó hOisín.[5] She was re-elected in 2017 and 2022.[6][7]
In February 2024, she was appointed as Minister for Finance in the newly formed Northern Ireland Executive.[8]
In February 2025, as part of a Sinn Féin ministerial reshuffle, she replaced Conor Murphy as Minister for the Economy, after he was elected to the Seanad Éireann.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "MLA Details: Dr Caoimhe Archibald". Northern Ireland Assembly. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Fleming-Archibald, Caoimhe (2010). Investigation of sugar transporter genes in Agaricus bisporus and comparative analysis of the gene family in diverse fungi. Belfast: Queen's University. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ East Derry: Mushroom Researcher Wins Seat for Sinn Féin. The Irish Times. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ East Londonderry Results. ark.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ NI Assembly Results 2016, BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ Name, Name Last. "ELECTION 2017 BREAKING: Sinn Fein's Caoimhe Archibald elected as MLA for East Derry". www.derrynow.com. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "East Londonderry result - Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Stormont: Michelle O'Neill makes history as first nationalist first minister". BBC News. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Caoimhe Archibald appointment as Economy Minister welcomed by business". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 3 February 2025. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- 1982 births
- Irish women scientists
- Living people
- People from Coleraine, County Londonderry
- Sinn Féin MLAs
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022
- Alumni of Queen's University Belfast
- Irish pathologists
- Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Politicians from County Londonderry
- Sinn Féin parliamentary candidates
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2022–2027
- Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive (since 1999)
- Women ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive
- Female finance ministers
- Ministers of finance and personnel of Northern Ireland