Ms Carál Ní Chuilín

Title: Ms
Official Last Name: Ní Chuilín
Official First Name: Carál
Usual First Name: Carál
Party: Sinn Féin
Constituency: North Belfast

Biography

Party History

Party	Role	Period
Sinn Féin	Party Member	05/05/2022 - Present
Sinn Féin	Party Member	02/03/2017 - 27/03/2022
Sinn Féin	Party Member	05/05/2016 - 25/01/2017
Sinn Féin	Party Member	05/05/2011 - 30/03/2016
Sinn Féin	Party Chief Whip	17/04/2007 - 25/03/2011
Sinn Féin	Party Member	07/03/2007 - 25/03/2011

MLA History

Date	Constituency	Designation
13/03/2007	North Belfast	Nationalist, First Elected
12/05/2011	North Belfast	Nationalist, Re-elected
12/05/2016	North Belfast	Nationalist, Re-elected
13/03/2017	North Belfast	Nationalist, Re-elected
13/05/2022	North Belfast	Nationalist, Re-elected

Office/Committee History

Period	Position	Office/Committee
19/03/2024 - Present	Committee Chair	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Chair	Committee on Standards and Privileges
12/02/2024 - Present	Committee Member	Committee for The Executive Office
06/02/2024 - Present	Principal Deputy Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
13/02/2024 - 19/03/2024	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
03/02/2024 - 06/02/2024	Deputy Speaker	Northern Ireland Assembly
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
21/09/2021 - 28/03/2022	Committee Chair	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
25/06/2021 - 02/07/2021	Committee Member	Concurrent Committee of the Committee for Justice and the Committee for Health
01/02/2021 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Committee for Health
20/01/2021 - 27/03/2022	Committee Chair	Committee on Procedures
20/01/2021 - 20/09/2021	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
18/01/2021 - 20/01/2021	Committee Member	Committee on Procedures
16/12/2020 - 01/02/2021	Committee Member	Committee for Communities
15/06/2020 - 15/12/2020	Minister	Department for Communities
31/03/2020 - 28/03/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Response
05/03/2020 - 18/02/2022	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights
20/01/2020 - 17/06/2020	Committee Member	Committee for Communities
20/01/2020 - 15/06/2020	Committee Member	Chairpersons' Liaison Group
14/01/2020 - 15/06/2020	Committee Chair	Committee on Procedures
11/01/2020 - 19/01/2020	Committee Member	Business Committee
31/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Committee for Communities
25/05/2016 - 25/01/2017	Committee Member	Business Committee
16/05/2011 - 30/03/2016	Minister	Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
12/05/2011 - 23/05/2011	Committee Member	Business Committee
14/04/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Deputy Chair	Committee for Social Development
14/04/2010 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Committee for Justice
18/05/2009 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Ad Hoc Committee on the Private Security Industry Order
20/05/2008 - 13/04/2010	Committee Member	Committee for Social Development
09/05/2007 - 19/05/2008	Committee Member	Committee for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
09/05/2007 - 19/05/2008	Committee Member	Assembly and Executive Review Committee
08/05/2007 - 25/03/2011	Committee Member	Business Committee

All Party Group History

Period	Position	All Party Group
23/04/2024 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Tourette's
01/07/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Arts
30/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Learning Disability
29/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Mental Health
28/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on MS and Neurology
28/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Visual Impairment
15/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Cancer
08/06/2022 - Present	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Carers
08/06/2021 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Treasurer	All-Party Group on MS and Neurology
18/02/2021 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Community Pharmacy
04/06/2019 - 27/03/2022	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Housing
28/11/2017 - 04/06/2019	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Housing
27/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on International Development
20/06/2016 - 25/01/2017	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Congenital Heart Disease
13/03/2013 - 30/03/2016	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Organ Donation
28/06/2011 - 10/09/2013	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Children and Young People
21/04/2009 - 28/09/2010	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All Party Group on Community and Voluntary Sector
21/04/2009 - 28/09/2010	Assembly Party Group Secretary	All Party Group on Community and Voluntary Sector
22/08/2008 - 11/07/2009	Assembly Party Group Chairperson	All-Party Group on Cancer
29/04/2008 - 24/03/2011	Assembly Party Group Member	All-Party Group on Disability
18/09/2007 - 29/04/2009	Assembly Party Group Member	All Party Group on Children and Young People

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