| 词条 | Kellie Armstrong |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = Kellie Armstrong |honorific-suffix = MLA |image = Kellie Armstrong MLA.png |imagesize = |alt = |caption = |constituency_AM = Strangford |assembly = Northern Ireland |majority = |term_start = May 2016 |term_end = |predecessor = Kieran McCarthy |successor = |birth_date = 8 September 1970 (age 47) |birth_place = Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland |death_date = |death_place = |restingplace = |birthname = Kellie McGrattan |nationality = |party = Alliance |spouse = |alma_mater = Queens University Belfast |occupation = Politician |website = Official Website }}Kellie Armstrong (née McGrattan; 8 September 1970) is an Alliance Party politician from Northern Ireland. She has been an MLA for the Strangford constituency since the 2016 Assembly elections.[1] Political career{{BLP unsourced section|date=April 2017}}Armstrong has been an active member of the Alliance Party since 2009. She has held various positions within the Alliance Party including: secretary and chair of the Strangford Association branch, convenor of the Political Organisation – a committee of the Party Executive that oversees election and activist activities, member of the Party Executive, a member of the Alliance Women’s Group and Vice Chair of the Party. Armstrong was co-opted onto Ards Borough Council to replace retiring member Kieran McCarthy. She was then elected in 2014 to Ards and North Down Borough Council representing the Ards Peninsula. Armstrong stood as the Alliance Westminster candidate in 2015 securing the highest-ever vote for an Alliance representative in the Strangford constituency. Armstrong was then elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2016 and again in 2017. Armstrong is a member of the NI Assembly's Committee for Infrastructure and holds to account the Department's actions with respect to public transport, roads, water services and Planning matters. She is also the Alliance Vice Chair of the Audit Committee scrutinising the work of the NI Audit Office and Public Service Ombudsman. Kellie is an advocate of integrated education and will be taking forward her private member's bill to legislate for better protection and promotion of integrated education across Northern Ireland. Armstrong has called on the Minister for Infrastructure to stop prioritising tarmac over people and ensure Blue Badges are processed more effectively. Career before politics{{BLP unsourced section|date=April 2017}}For almost a decade, Armstrong was the Northern Ireland Director of the Community Transport Association (CTA), delivering transport solutions for older people and people with disabilities through community led initiatives. She gave legal and technical advice to organisations and government on transport legislation and passenger transport operations. Armstrong provided business development and governance advice for over 150 community organisations to enable better delivery of accessible transport services. Personal lifeArmstrong is married and has one daughter who attends integrated education. She lives on a wildlife reserve on the Ards Peninsula.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.u.tv/News/2016/05/07/One-in-four-newly-elected-MLAs-female-58599|title=One in four newly-elected MLAs female|publisher=u.tv|accessdate=11 May 2016}} External links
8 : 1970 births|Living people|People from County Down|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland MLAs|Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–17|Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–|Alumni of Queen's University Belfast|Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly |
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