Liz Kimmins
Northern Ireland politician
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Liz Kimmins MLA is a Sinn Féin politician, serving as Minister for Infrastructure since February 2025.[1] She has also served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Newry and Armagh constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly since January 2020.[2]
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Liz Kimmins | |
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Kimmins in 2019 | |
| Minister for Infrastructure | |
| Assumed office 3 February 2025 | |
| First Minister | Michelle O'Neill |
| Preceded by | John O'Dowd |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Newry and Armagh | |
| Assumed office 9 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Megan Fearon |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Sinn Féin |
On 3 February 2025 it was announced that Kimmins would replace John O'Dowd as Minister for Infrastructure as part of a Sinn Féin reshuffle following Conor Murphy's election to Seanad Éireann.[3]
Education
Kimmins undertook undergraduate studies in Liverpool before postgraduate study at Queen's University, Belfast.[4]
According to the Register of Members Interests at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council where Kimmins served briefly, she was a Registered Social Worker on the Northern Ireland Social Care Council before becoming a full-time politician.[5]
