Judith Cochrane

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Judith Cochrane
MLA
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Belfast East
Assumed office
2011
Preceded by Dawn Purvis
Personal details
Born (1975-10-31) 31 October 1975 (age 48)
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Political party Alliance
Spouse(s) Jonny Cochrane
Children 2
Alma mater Robert Gordon University
Queen's University Belfast [1]
Occupation Politician
Profession Management consultant
Committees Finance and Personnel Committee
Agricultural and Rural Development Committee [1]
Religion Presbyterian
Ethnicity Northern Irish
Website MLA website

Judith Cochrane (born 31 October 1975) is an Alliance Party politician from Northern Ireland who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for the East Belfast constituency in 2011.[2][3]

Early life

Cochrane is a lifelong resident of East Belfast, having been born and raised in Bloomfield and educated at Strandtown Primary School and Methodist College Belfast. After earning her Bachelor's in Nutrition at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, she returned to Belfast to complete her Master's in Business Administration at Queen's University, Belfast.[1]

Electoral history

Prior to her election as MLA, Cochrane served as a Councillor on Castlereagh Borough Council between 2005 and 2011 and worked in the Department for Social Development and as a Management Consultant for SMEs in Northern Ireland.[1]

Cochrane currently sits on the Finance and Personnel Committee and is a member of the Assembly Commission. She founded the All Party Group on SMEs and is a member of the All Party Group on Cancer, the All Party Group on Tourism, and has recently co-founded the All Party Group on Rugby, serving as its vice chair.

She is also the present Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Business Trust.[4]

In addition to her duties at Stormont, Cochrane runs her own constituency office on the Upper Newtownards Road in Ballyhackamore.[1]

Personal life

Cochrane is married to Jonathan with whom she has two children. The family reside in East Belfast and actively attend Bloomfield Presbyterian Church.

References

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External links

Northern Ireland Assembly
Preceded by MLA for East Belfast
2011 -
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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