Karen Mullan

Karen Mullan MLA (born 18 August 1976) is a Sinn Féin politician from Derry, Northern Ireland who has served as Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Foyle constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly since June 2017.[1]

Karen Mullan

MLA
Karen Mullan at Stormont
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Foyle
Assumed office
20 June 2017
Preceded byElisha McCallion
Personal details
Born (1976-08-18) 18 August 1976
Derry, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin

History

Mullan served as a community worker in Derry prior to her co-option by Sinn Féin.[2] She was co-opted after Foyle MLA Elisha McCallion was elected to the House of Commons following the 2017 general election. She is currently Sinn Féin's northern Education Spokesperson in the Assembly.[3]

She is a graduate from Ulster University with a degree in Community Development and is a former manager of Hillcrest Trust, a community centre in the Waterside area of Derry.[4]

She played a key role in setting up a charity, Pink Ladies Cancer Support Group, who lobbied for the delivery of the North-West Cancer Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry.[5]

Controversy

Mullan is also a director of Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership, which is a community group based in Derry. The organisation was found guilty in 2017 of having unlawfully discriminated against a job applicant based on political opinion.[6] The organisation was ordered to pay £11,000 to the applicant, who was the highest-scoring candidate in the interviews.[6] Giving evidence at the tribunal, Mullan revealed during cross-examination that an interview panelist informed her that they "had been bullied" into giving a better score. The tribunal said Mullan's evidence "lacked credibility".[6]

References
  1. Madden, Andrew. "Sinn Féin co-opt new MLAs in Foyle and West Tyrone". The Irish News.
  2. Now, Derry. "New Foyle MLA Karen Mullan has celebrated her first day at Stormont". Derry Now.
  3. "MLA Mullan named as Sinn Féin's new education spokesperson". Derry Daily. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. "Karen Mullan". Hillcrest Trust. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. "Pink Ladies branch out". Sentinel. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. Hughes, Brendan. "Sinn Féin MLA is director of group found to have discriminated against job applicant". The Irish News.
Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by
Elisha McCallion		 MLA for Foyle
2017–present		 Incumbent


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