Mr Colin McGrath

Title: Mr
Official Last Name: McGrath
Official First Name: Colin
Usual First Name: Colin
Party: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Constituency: South Down

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Party Member	02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022
Social Democratic and Labour Party	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
12/05/2016	South Down	Nationalist, First Elected
13/03/2017	South Down	Nationalist, Re-elected
13/05/2022	South Down	Nationalist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
17/10/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for Health
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Committee on Standards and Privileges
03/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Business Committee
18/02/2022 - 25/02/2022	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Health and the Committee for Justice
03/02/2022 - 10/02/2022	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Health and Committee for Education
18/10/2021 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for Health
08/06/2021 - 16/06/2021	Committee Chair	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for the Executive Office, Committee for Finance and Committee for the Economy
01/04/2021 - 18/10/2021	Committee Deputy Chair	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
23/03/2020 - 14/12/2020	Committee Member	Committee for Health
20/01/2020 - 27/03/2022	Committee Member	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
20/01/2020 - 31/03/2021	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
14/01/2020 - 18/10/2021	Committee Chair	Committee for The Executive Office
11/01/2020 - 27/03/2022	Committee Member	Business Committee
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee on Procedures
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Education
12/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Business Committee

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
17/06/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Suicide Prevention
02/06/2025 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Dementia
25/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Football
25/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on MS and Neurology
17/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Visual Impairment
10/06/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Cancer
30/05/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Aerospace and Space
24/04/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Carers
02/04/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Lung Health
26/05/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Terminal Illness
25/04/2023 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Youth Participation
24/10/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Stroke
08/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Micro and Small Business
30/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on ADHD
30/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Learning Disability
23/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Community Pharmacy
20/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Addiction and Dual Diagnosis
20/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Diabetes
17/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Autism
26/06/2023 - 25/06/2024	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on MS and Neurology
21/06/2023 - 10/06/2024	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Cancer
15/05/2023 - 20/05/2024	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Disability
25/04/2023 - 13/02/2024	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Autism
01/07/2022 - 11/09/2024	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Fairtrade
28/06/2022 - 17/06/2024	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Visual Impairment
28/06/2022 - 26/06/2023	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on MS and Neurology
15/06/2022 - 02/04/2024	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Lung Health
08/06/2022 - 24/04/2024	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Carers
08/07/2021 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Children and Young People
18/02/2021 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Community Pharmacy
09/11/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Vice-Chairperson	All-Party Group on Fairtrade
30/09/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on Lung Health
30/09/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Terminal Illness
12/06/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Early Education and Childcare
03/03/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All-Party Group on Ethnic Minority Community
03/03/2020 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Parental Participation in Education
23/03/2018 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party group on Sports and Physical Recreation
11/05/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
08/05/2017 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Learning Disability
24/10/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Students
09/09/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Learning Disability
21/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All Party Group on Tackling Educational Underachievement And Promoting Educational Excellence For All
20/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

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