1. Mary Dolores Kelly was born on 3 September 1959 and is an Irish nationalist former politician who served as deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party from 2011 to 2015.
13 Facts About Dolores Kelly
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Dolores Kelly was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann from 2003 to 2016, and again from 2017 until 2022.
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Dolores Kelly worked as an occupational therapist in the Craigavon Area Hospital and in social services in Banbridge.
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Dolores Kelly married Eamon Kelly in 1982 and has four children.
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Dolores Kelly sat on all committees and was chair of Technical Services and Environmental Services.
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Dolores Kelly was elected deputy mayor in 1998 and, from 1999 to 2000, was the first SDLP mayor of Craigavon.
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In 2004, Dolores Kelly was the target of death threats from dissident Republicans and her home was attacked.
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In 2009, Dolores Kelly was threatened by a masked gunman while canvassing in the Kilwilkie estate in Lurgan.
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In 2003, Dolores Kelly was elected to Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann.
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Dolores Kelly was a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.
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Dolores Kelly lost her seat in the 2016 Assembly election but regained it and rejoined the Policing Board in 2017, at the expense of Sinn Fein.
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Dolores Kelly lost her seat in the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election.
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Dolores Kelly has called for the establishment of an all-island registry for those convicted of animal cruelty.