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=Erin McGuinness= Erin McGuinness is an Irish politician for Sinn Féin and leader of the party since 2018.

Early life
Erin McGuinness (née McGee) was born on 24th of October 1978 in Derry (Northern Ireland). In her hometown she attended Thornhill Catholic School, where her family had studied for generations before her. Upon graduating from this school she moved to Dublin in order to study History and Political Science as well as Gaelic Literature at Trinity College, Dublin. At Trinity College’s football club she meet her future party colleague and current president of Sinn Féin Siobhan O’Donnell. While in Dublin she experienced the end of the Irish troubles and the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. She was only 19 back then but was very much impressed by the events and decided to join Sinn Féin soon after.

Political Career
While still in Dublin she worked for Sinn Féin's Press Office for many years, before returning to her hometown of Derry. There she was elected to Derry City Council in 2011. Currently (since 2017) she is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for the Constituency of Foyle. In 2018 she was elected leader of Sinn Féin. Besides her deep interest in the reunification of the Republic of Ireland with Northern Ireland, McGuinness is very involved in environmental issues, gender equality and the preservation of the Irish language. She supports same sex marriage and affordable health care.

In 2019 McGuinness caused controversy for demanding a referendum on the reunification of Ireland and Northern Ireland in case of a no-deal Brexit. She argued that "any Brexit, but particularly no deal represents a dramatic change of circumstances on this island, and it would be unthinkable in those circumstances that people would not to be given the opportunity to decide on our future together”.

Personal life
She comes from a family that has been involved in Irish politics for many years, mainly on the republican side. Some of her family members have been incarcerated for alleged membership of the IRA and her uncle was among those who died during the hunger strikes of 1980/81.

McGuinness is married to Dara McGuinness, with whom she has two sons Paddy and Martin.

She is an avid supporter of Derry City Football Club and never misses a match.