Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

Josephine Bernadette McAliskey (née Devlin; born 23 April 1947), usually known as Bernadette Devlin or Bernadette McAliskey, is an Irish civil rights leader, and former politician. She served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Ulster in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 1974.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
Devlin in Amsterdam, September 1986
Member of Parliament
for Mid Ulster
In office
17 April 1969  8 February 1974
Preceded byGeorge Forrest
Succeeded byJohn Dunlop
Personal details
Born
Josephine Bernadette Devlin

(1947-04-23) 23 April 1947
Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyIndependent Republican (1970–1974),
(1976–1977),
(1978–present)
Other political
affiliations
Unity (1969–1970),
Irish Republican Socialist Party (1974–1976),
Independent Socialist Party (1977–1978)
SpouseMichael McAliskey
ChildrenRóisín McAliskey
Deirdre McAliskey
Alma materQueen's University Belfast
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