Northern Irish politician (born 1973)
Philip McGuigan
McGuigan in 2015
Assumed office 30 August 2016Preceded by Daithí McKay In office 26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007Preceded by Gardiner Kane Succeeded by Daithí McKay In office 22 May 2014 – 30 August 2016Preceded by Council created Succeeded by Cathal McLaughlin Constituency Ballymoney In office 7 June 2001 – 22 May 2014Preceded by Martin O'Neill Succeeded by Council abolished Constituency Bann Valley
Born 1973Swatragh , Northern Ireland Political party Sinn Féin
Philip McGuigan (born 1973) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for North Antrim since 2016, having served from 2003 to 2007 .
He was a Ballymoney Borough Councillor for the Bann Valley DEA from 2001 to 2014.
Career
McGuigan was first elected to Ballymoney Borough Council in the 2001 local elections , representing the Bann Valley District.
He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 2003 election , becoming Sinn Féin's first MLA in North Antrim.
He was an unsuccessful candidate in North Antrim at the 2005 general election , though was re-elected as a councillor in the local elections that same year .
McGuigan stood down as an MLA at the 2007 Assembly election , succeeded by fellow Ballymoney Councillor, Daithí McKay .
He was re-elected at the 2011 local elections , and was later elected to the newly-formed Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council , representing the Ballymoney DEA, in 2014 .
He was co-opted to the Assembly in 2016, replacing McKay following the latter's resignation.[1] In the 2017 Assembly election, McGuigan became the first Sinn Féin candidate to top the poll in the North Antrim constituency.[2]
Personal life
McGuigan was raised in Swatragh , County Londonderry .
He and his wife Paula have four children, Rachael, Stephen, Cathair and Daithi. They live in Dunloy .[3]
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