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Caitríona Ruane, Minister for Education
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Name:
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Ms Caitríona Ruane
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Party:
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Sinn Féin
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Constituency:
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South Down
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Place of Birth:
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Swinford, Co Mayo
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Married:
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Yes
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Family:
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2 daughters
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Education:
- Primary: Louis Rathmines, Dublin,
- St Angela’s, Castlebar Mayo.
- Secondary: Convent of Mercy Castlebar
Occupation and brief outline of career:
- Full-time professional tennis player.
- 1983 - 1987 Human Rights and Development worker El
Salvador, Nicaragua.
- 1987 – 88 Latin American Project Officer Trócaire, Dublin
- 1988 – 96 Co-ordinator for Human Rights Centre, Centre for
Research and Documentation, Belfast
- 1997 – 01 Director of Féile an Phobail West Belfast
- 2001 – 03 Chair of Bring Them Home Campaign
- 2003 to present MLA South Down, Equality and Human
Rights Spokesperson.
Brief outline of public/Political career:
- Chair of Bring Them Home campaign.
- Former member of CAJ Executive
- Ex-chair of St Patrick’s Carnival, Belfast.
- Patron of East Timor Solidarity Campaign.
Other memberships/interests/achievements/awards
- 1981 Irish Tennis Player of the Year.
- Represented Ireland Tennis at junior, u21 and senior level.
- 2000 Aisling Person of the Year Awards, Belfast.
- Interested in human rights issues, community development.
- Hill walking, sport, languages.
- Travelled throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America and Europe.
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