Bernadette Devlin McAliskey | |
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![]() Devlin in 2011 | |
Member of Parliament for Mid Ulster | |
In office 17 April 1969 – 8 February 1974 | |
Preceded by | George Forrest |
Succeeded by | John Dunlop |
Personal details | |
Born | Josephine Bernadette Devlin 23 April 1947[1] Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Independent Republican (1970–1974), (1976–1977), (1978–present) |
Other political affiliations | Unity (1969–1970), Irish Republican Socialist Party (1974–1976), Independent Socialist Party (1977–1978) |
Spouse | Michael McAliskey |
Children | Róisín McAliskey Deirdre McAliskey |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
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.[2] She served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Ulster in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 1974.