Linda MacHugh
Linda recently retired after 18 years as a senior civil servant, during which she held a number of positions.
These positions included Director of Urban Regeneration Policy, Principal Private Secretary to the First Minister, Director of Water and Drainage Policy, and Director of Corporate Support Services in the Department for Infrastructure (DfI).She also led the Local Government Reform Programme and was Acting Deputy Secretary in DfI.
Prior to joining the Civil Service, Linda worked to support the textiles and clothing sector as Director of the NI Textiles & Apparel Association and the Irish Linen Guild. She also spent eleven years as a Trustee of the Meningitis Research Foundation.