Dolores Kelly
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LeaderAlasdair McDonnell
Preceded byPatsy McGlone
Succeeded byFearghal McKinney
Preceded byCatherine Seeley
Dolores Kelly | |
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| Deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party | |
| In office 2011–2015 | |
| Leader | Alasdair McDonnell |
| Preceded by | Patsy McGlone |
| Succeeded by | Fearghal McKinney |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann | |
| In office 2 March 2017 – 27 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine Seeley |
| Succeeded by | Eóin Tennyson |
| In office 26 November 2003 – 30 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Bríd Rodgers |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Seeley |
| Member of Craigavon Borough Council | |
| In office 19 May 1993 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine McStravick |
| Succeeded by | Joe Nelson |
| Constituency | Loughside |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1959 |
| Party | SDLP |
| Spouse | Eamon Kelly |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Ulster |
| Profession | Occupational therapist |
| Website | SDLP profile |
Mary Dolores Kelly (born 3 September 1959) is an Irish nationalist former politician who served as deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2011 to 2015. She was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA)[1] for Upper Bann from 2003 to 2016, and again from 2017 until 2022. She was succeeded by Eóin Tennyson in 2022.
Dolores Kelly attended St Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan and then the University of Ulster, Jordanstown. She worked as an occupational therapist in the Craigavon Area Hospital and in social services in Banbridge. She married Eamon Kelly in 1982 and has four children.[2]