Carál Ní Chuilín
Carál Ní Chuilín | |
|---|---|
| Principal Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher Stalford |
| Minister for Communities | |
| In office 15 June 2020 – 16 December 2020 | |
| First Minister | Arlene Foster |
| Preceded by | Deirdre Hargey |
| Succeeded by | Deirdre Hargey |
| Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 6 May 2016 | |
| First Minister | Peter Robinson Arlene Foster |
| Preceded by | Nelson McCausland |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast North | |
| Assumed office 7 March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Kathy Stanton |
| Member of Belfast City Council | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 7 March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Eoin Ó Broin |
| Succeeded by | Conor Maskey |
| Constituency | Oldpark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Caroline Cullen 18 December 1964 New Lodge, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Gerard Magee |
| Residence(s) | New Lodge, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Alma mater | Open University Queen's University Belfast |
| Website | Official website |
Carál Ní Chuilín MLA (Irish pronunciation: [kəˈɾˠaːl̪ˠ n̠ʲiː ˈxɪlʲiːnʲ]; born 18 December 1964), formerly known as Caroline Cullen, is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and former Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer serving as the Principal Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2024. She has been a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast North since 2007 and served in the Northern Ireland Executive as Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure until 2016. On 15 June 2020, she was appointed Minister for Communities on a temporary basis, due to the health of the previous minister, Deirdre Hargey.