Bairbre de Brún MEP - Six County
You can contact Bairbre de Brún at bairbre.debrun@europarl.europa.eu
Sinn Féin's Bairbre de Brún was re-elected to the European Parliament on June 8th 2009 and topped the poll in the Six Counties. This was a historic development as Sinn Féin became the largest party in the north of Ireland.
Bairbre de Brún got 126,184 votes and was the only candidate to reach the quota on the first count.
Bairbre de Brún is an member of the Sinn Féin’s Ard Comhairle and MEP for the Six Counties. She was elected as an Assembly member for West Belfast. Born in Dublin, she lives in the Andersonstown area of Belfast. She is a teacher by profession and taught in the growing sector of Irish medium education. Bairbre began her political career as a member of the National Committee against the H-Blocks and Armagh Gaol in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She worked in the Women’s Department and was head of both the Cultural and International Departments.
She is a fluent Irish speaker and an expert in human rights and equality issues. She is a member of the Ard Chomhairle and of the Sinn Féin negotiating team and has travelled extensively both in Ireland and abroad to promote the peace process. Elected as a Sinn Féin Assembly member for West Belfast in 1998, Bairbre was nominated by the party to the newly formed Executive as Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety.
Bairbre is a member of the Regional Policy Committee in the European Parliament and a substitute member of the Environment Committee.
Bairbre de Brún MEP