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Cara Hunter
United KingdomDevolved & local legislaturesSocial Democratic and Labour PartyNorthern Ireland · East LondonderryMember of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Cara Hunter

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Cara Hunter is a Northern Irish politician serving as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for East Londonderry since 2020. As the youngest female ever elected to the Assembly, she has focused her political career on mental health advocacy, serving as the SDLP's spokesperson and founding the Addiction and Dual Diagnosis All-Party Group. Before entering the Assembly, she served as Deputy Mayor of Derry City and Strabane. Hunter has been a vocal critic of online harassment and the misuse of artificial intelligence, particularly regarding deepfake content targeting women.

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Born
1995-11-08 · 30 years old
Birth place
Northern Ireland
Education
Simi Valley High School, California State University Northridge, Liverpool John Moores University
Career
Beauty pageant titleholder (Miss Intercontinental 2017), Deputy Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council

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