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Megan Fearon
Junior Minister Megan Fearon.jpg
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Newry and Armagh
In office
2 July 2012 – 6 January 2020
Preceded by Conor Murphy
Succeeded by Liz Kimmins
Junior Minister at the Executive Office
In office
25 May 2016 – 26 January 2017
Serving with Alastair Ross
Preceded by Jennifer McCann
Succeeded by Declan Kearney
Personal details
Born (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991 (age 33)
Drumintee, Northern Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Sinn Féin
Alma mater Queen's University Belfast

Megan Fearon (born 29 July 1991) is an Irish former Sinn Féin politician who was member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for the Newry and Armagh constituency from June 2012 to January 2020. She remains the youngest MLA to have assumed office at the age of 20.

She was the party's spokesperson for equality and human rights and was a government minister in the Northern Ireland Executive at the age of 24, making her one of the youngest Government ministers in the world.

Career

Fearon was selected by her party to succeed her party colleague Conor Murphy, an abstentionist MP in the parliament of the United Kingdom, who had resigned from the Assembly as part of Sinn Féin's policy of abolishing double jobbing.

At the time of her selection, Fearon had just completed her last year at Queen's University Belfast, where she took a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Before her selection, Fearon had campaigned for Sinn Féin and had worked to raise mental health awareness. She replaced party colleague Chris Hazzard as the youngest MLA.

Fearon was a member of the departmental scrutiny committees for Finance, Economy, and the Office of the First and deputy First Minister.

She was an advocate for equality, particularly supporting causes like LGBTQIA+ equality. Fearon served as Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Assembly Women's Caucus and was vice-chair of the APG on UNSCR 1325 Women, Peace and Security. Additionally, she served as a member of various other APGs, including those focused on Children and Young People and Fair Trade.

Fearon was re-elected in the 2016 and 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly elections. In May 2016 it was announced that she is among four Sinn Féin MLAs who will be joining the next Northern Ireland Executive as ministers.

Fearon was re-elected in the 2016 election. It was subsequently announced that she is among four Sinn Féin MLAs who will be joining the next Northern Ireland Executive as ministers.

In December 2019, Fearon announced that she was stepping down as a Sinn Fein representative and that while she would remain an activist, her time in elected politics was over. [1]


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