Gerry McHugh (born 9 October 1957) is an Irish Republican politician, active in Northern Ireland, who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 1998 to 2003, and then again from 2007 to 2011.
Formerly a member of Sinn Féin, he resigned from the party in 2007, remaining an independent for the remainder of his time as an MLA and councillor.
McHugh is a past pupil of St Comhghall's Secondary School in Lisnaskea.
He became an independent on 29 November 2007, citing his perceived problems with lack of democracy in his former party.
[3] However, he was not allowed represent the party in Stormont nor sit on a Council for them and did not contest the 2011 Assembly election accordingly.