Colm Gildernew

{{Short description|Irish politician (born 1969)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix =

|name = Colm Gildernew

|honorific-suffix = MLA

|image = Colm Gildernew MLA (cropped).jpg

|caption =

|office = Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Fermanagh and South Tyrone

|assembly = Northern Ireland

|predecessor = Michelle Gildernew

|successor =

|majority =

|term_start = 20 June 2017

|term_end =

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|6|27}}

|birth_place = Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

|death_date =

|death_place =

|nationality =

|party = Sinn Féin

|spouse =

|children = 3

|relatives = Michelle Gildernew (sister)

}}

Colm Gildernew MLA (born 27 June 1969) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone since June 2017.{{cite web|last1=Manley|first1=John|title=Michelle Gildernew's older brother named as new Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA|url=http://www.irishnews.com/news/2017/06/16/news/michelle-gildernew-s-older-brother-named-as-new-fermanagh-and-south-tyrone-mla-1057393/|website=The Irish News|date=15 June 2017 |language=en}}

Career

Gildernew was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly in June 2017, following Michelle Gildernew’s election to the House of Commons at the 2017 general election.

He retained his seat at the 2022 Assembly election.

Personal life

Gildernew is the older brother of Michelle Gildernew, a former MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, and is a former MP for the Fermanagh and South Tyrone Westminster constituency from 2017 to 2024.

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