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
Assumed office
22 May 2014
Preceded byCouncil established
ConstituencyErne East
Member of
Fermanagh District Council
In office
7 June 2001 – 22 May 2014
Preceded byTony McPhillips
Succeeded byCouncil abolished
ConstituencyErne East
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Fermanagh & South Tyrone
In office
26 November 2003 – 7 March 2007
Preceded byGerry McHugh
Succeeded byGerry McHugh
Personal details
BornCounty Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Political partySinn Féin

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

Political career

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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

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