Hargey was first elected to
Belfast City Council at the
2011 local elections, representing the
Laganbank District. She was later re-elected to the successor
Botanic District in
2014. She was re-elected to Belfast City Council at the
2019 election. Hargey was
co-opted to the
Northern Ireland Assembly in 2020, to replace
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir. She was appointed as Minister for Communities at the formation of the 6th Executive on 11 January 2020. On 15 June 2020,
Carál Ní Chuilín replaced her as minister on a temporary basis, due to Hargey's ill health. On 8 May 2024, she was appointed as
Minister for the Economy on a temporary basis, due to
Conor Murphy standing down for medical reasons. She affirmed the pledge of office on 9 May 2024. Hargey is the Sinn Fein justice spokesperson and the current Deputy Chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Justice and also sits on the Committee for Finance. ==References==