Claire Hanna

Claire Hanna MP
Official portrait, 2019
Member of Parliament for Belfast South and Mid Down Belfast South (2019–2024)
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2019
Preceded by	Emma Little-Pengelly
Majority	12,506 (28.8%)
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast South
In office 29 June 2015 – 12 December 2019
Preceded by	Alasdair McDonnell
Succeeded by	Matthew O'Toole
Member of Belfast City Council
In office 5 May 2011 – 29 June 2015
Preceded by	Carmel Hanna
Succeeded by	Donal Lyons
Constituency	Balmoral
Personal details
Born	(1980-06-19) 19 June 1980 (age 44) Galway, Republic of Ireland
Political party	SDLP (2008 – February 2019; November 2019 – present)
Spouse	Donal Lyons ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	3
Parent	Carmel Hanna (mother)
Alma mater	Open University Queen's University Belfast

Claire Aisling Hanna (born 19 June 1980) is an Irish politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast South and Mid Down (formerly Belfast South) since 2019. A member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), she previously served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Belfast South from 2015 until her election to parliament.