Órlaithí Flynn MLA
Flynn in January 2022
Member of theNorthern Ireland Assembly forBelfast West
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 December 2016
Preceded by	Jennifer McCann
Personal details
Born	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political party	Sinn Féin

Órlaithí Flynn is an Irish politician andMLA who representsBelfast West in theNorthern Ireland Assembly.

The daughter of Patrick Flynn, anIrish republican in West Belfast, Flynn was educated atSt Dominic's Grammar School for Girls before studying politics at theUniversity of Ulster. She then completed a master's degree inIrish politics atQueen's University Belfast.^[1][2]

Flynn joinedSinn Féin as a teenager.^[2] She worked as an adviser to a succession of politicians:Rosie McCorley,Sue Ramsey and, finally,Alex Maskey. In 2016, she was selected by the party to become aMember of the Legislative Assembly forBelfast West, replacingJennifer McCann.^[1] Flynn was re-elected in theassembly elections of March 2017.^[3]

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• Northern Ireland MLAs 2022–2027

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