- Marietta Farrell
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Marietta Farrell Assembly Member
for Lagan ValleyIn office
9 January 2007 – 7 March 2007Preceded by Patricia Lewsley Succeeded by Paul Butler Personal details Born 26 October 1951
County Sligo, IrelandNationality Irish Political party Social Democratic and Labour Party Marietta Farrell (born 26 October 1951) is an Irish politician.
Born in County Sligo, Farrell studied in London and Northern Ireland before becoming a teacher and joining the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP). A former member of BBC Northern Ireland Education Committee and the Northern Ireland Youth Council, she stood unsuccessfully for the Westminster seat of North Down at the 1997 and 2001 general elections.
[1] She stood for Lewsley's former Lagan Valley seat at the 2007 election, but was unsuccessful, with Sinn Féin's Paul Butler winning the seat.
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Unrecognised parameter Preceded by
Patricia LewsleyMLA for Lagan Valley
January 2007 - March 2007Succeeded by
Paul ButlerCategories:- 1951 births
- Living people
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2003–2007
- Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Social Democratic and Labour Party MLAs
- People from County Sligo
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