Caitríona Ruane MLA
Minister for Education
Incumbent
Assumed office  May 8, 2007
Preceded by	Martin McGuinness
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down
Born	July 19, 1962 (1962-07-19) (age 45) Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland
Political party	Sinn Féin
Website	SF election page

Caitríona Ruane MLA (born 1962 in Swinford, County Mayo) is a Sinn Féin politician and a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Down. The Department of Education ( DE) ( Irish: An Roinn Oideachais, Ulster Scots: Männystrie o Lear) is a Devolved Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. James Martin Pacelli McGuinness (Máirtín Mag Aonghusa born in Derry on 23 May 1950 is the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Assembly ( Irish: Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann Semmlie) is the devolved Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Swinford ( is a market-town in County Mayo, Ireland. Swinford is made up of areas such as Midfield Meelick Culmore the town and Killasser Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 Member of the Legislative Assembly ( MLA) is a representative elected by the voters to the Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland. Swinford ( is a market-town in County Mayo, Ireland. Swinford is made up of areas such as Midfield Meelick Culmore the town and Killasser Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 The Northern Ireland Assembly ( Irish: Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann Semmlie) is the devolved South Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. ^[1][2]

In the first Executive under First Minister Ian Paisley and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness she was appointed Minister for Education. Ian Richard Kyle Paisley (born 6 April 1926 styled The Rt Hon James Martin Pacelli McGuinness (Máirtín Mag Aonghusa born in Derry on 23 May 1950 is the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. She has been the topic of much controversy over the scrapping of the Transfer Examination and her subsequent plans for replacement.

Ruane is a former professional tennis player who represented Ireland in the Fed Cup. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world She now lives in Carlingford, County Louth and is married with two children. Carlingford (Cairlinn is a picturesque coastal Village in northern County Louth, Ireland. ^[3] In the past Ruane has acted as director of the Féile an Phobail and chairperson of the St Patrick's Carnival Committee in Belfast. Féile an Phobail, also known as the West Belfast Festival, is an annual festival of Irish and International culture that takes place in and around the Falls Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. ^[4]

Ruane was a prominent member of the Bring Them Home campaign for the Colombia Three, which sought the safe return of three Irishmen accused in Colombia of training Marxist rebels. The Colombia Three are three individuals &ndash Niall Connolly James Monaghan and Martin McCauley &ndash who are currently residing in the Republic of Ireland, having fled Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ^[5]

References