Gerry Adams was first elected as West Belfast MP for Sinn Fein in 1983 Sinn Fein are set to choose Gerry Adams’ successor as a Stormont MLA at a meeting on Tuesday.
The party president has announced he will step down as both an MP and MLA to stand for election to the Irish parliament.
He will remain as an MP until the Irish election when he will stand in Louth.
Sinn Fein currently holds five out of six Assembly seats in west Belfast and its choice will automatically succeed Mr Adams.
The party also has five MPs, including Mr Adams, and four members of the Irish parliament.
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