Marc MacSharry

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Marc MacSharry
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 2002
Constituency Industrial and Commercial Panel
Personal details
Born 12 July 1973 (1973-07-12) (age 38)
County Sligo, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Fianna Fáil
Spouse(s) Marie Murphy
Children 2
Profession Estate agent

Marc MacSharry (born 12 July 1973) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and a member of Seanad Éireann on the Industrial and Commercial Panel since September 2002.[1] He was first elected in 2002 and was appointed seanad spokesperson on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. He was re-elected in 2007.[2] He was educated in Sligo and at Castleknock College in Dublin. He is the son of Ray MacSharry, the former Fianna Fáil minister and European Commissioner.

Before the general election in 2011 Marc MacSharry was appointed to the Fianna Fáil front bench on 31 January by the new leader Micheál Martin. He was appointed spokesperson for Tourism and Arts. MacSharry was a candidate at the general election of February 2011, where he contested the seat of Sligo–North Leitrim but was not elected.[3] He was re-elected to the Seanad in April 2011 and was appointed Fianna Fail seanad spokesperson for Health.

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  1. ^ "Mr. Marc MacSharry". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&MemberID=2010&ConstID=207. Retrieved 20 February 2010. 
  2. ^ "Marc MacSharry". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=4897. Retrieved 20 February 2010. 
  3. ^ "Verdict 2011 (Election Results Supplement)". The Irish Times: p. 42. 28 February 2011. 

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