Maeve McLaughlin (born 24 September 1968) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Foyle from 2012 to 2016.

She was chosen to replace Martina Anderson, and took office in June 2012.

[2] She previously sat on Derry City Council, having been elected in 2001.

She received a BA (with honours) in Sociology, History and Politics, and was active in politics during her time at University College Galway.

[3] McLaughlin lost her seat in the 2016 Assembly election.