Matthew O'Toole

Matthew John O'Toole MLA (born 18 May 1983)[1] is an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician, former civil servant, and journalist who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Belfast South constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly since January 2020.

This article is about the SDLP politician and former United Kingdom government adviser. For the actor, see Matt O'Toole.

Matthew O'Toole
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly
for Belfast South
Assumed office
11 January 2020
Preceded byClaire Hanna
Personal details
Born18 May 1983
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySocial Democratic and Labour Party

Born in Belfast, O'Toole grew up in Downpatrick and read for an MA in International Relations and English at the University of St Andrews.[1]

Prior to serving as an MLA, O'Toole worked as a journalist, and as a civil servant at HM Treasury and in 10 Downing Street.[2] At Downing Street, O'Toole worked on the 2016 EU referendum and its aftermath. On leaving the civil service, O'Toole wrote widely on Brexit, its impact on Northern Ireland, and British-Irish relations. His writing has appeared in the Irish Times, Guardian, Financial Times, Politico, New Statesman and elsewhere.

References
  1. "O'TOOLE, Matthew John". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2021 (online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  2. McGovern, Eimear. "SDLP selects Ex-Downing Street adviser Matthew O'Toole as South Belfast MLA". Belfasttelegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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