Maureen O'Sullivan (politician)
| Maureen O'Sullivan TD | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 2009 |
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| Constituency | Dublin Central |
| Dublin City Councillor | |
| In office September 2008 – June 2009 |
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| Constituency | North Inner City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1951 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Website | www.maureenosullivan.ie |
Maureen O'Sullivan (born 10 March 1951) is an Irish independent politician.[1] She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency since June 2009. She was first elected to Dáil Éireann on the 6 June 2009 in a by-election.[2]
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[edit] Early life
A native of Dublin's East Wall, she was educated locally at Mount Carmel school. After completing a BA at University College Dublin, she then went on to work as an English and History teacher and guidance counsellor in a secondary school in Baldoyle, a position she held for 30 years.[3]
[edit] Political career
She was a member of Tony Gregory's local political organisation in the 1970s where she served as his director of elections. She was co-opted onto Dublin City Council for the North inner city area from September 2008 to June 2009 after the retirement of Mick Rafferty.[2] After the death of Tony Gregory, she won the resulting by election which was held on the same day as the local elections where she also won a seat on Dublin City Council, for the North Inner City, Marie Metcalfe was co-opted to take the seat due to the Dual mandate rule, subsequently Anna Quigley replaced Metcalfe on the council. O'Sullivan was re-elected to the Dáil at the 2011 general election. She is part of the Dáil Technical group which gives independents and minor parties more speaking time in Dáil debates.[4]
She described a proposal for political gender quota legislation as "tokenistic" and that women were able to get themselves nominated for election.[5]
O'Sullivan was a supporter of David Norris in his bid to become President of Ireland, before he withdrew from the contest.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Mrs. Maureen O'Sullivan". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=30&MemberID=2274&ConstID=73. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Maureen O'Sullivan". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=9267. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Marie O'Halloran (8 June 2009). "O'Sullivan dedicates her victory to Tony Gregory's legacy". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0608/1224248285891.html. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ "TDs agree to form technical group". The Irish Times. 9 March 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0309/1224291667861.html.
- ^ "Political gender quota legislation planned". RTÉ News. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0528/gender.html. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ Brennan, Michael; Kelly, Fiach; Harkin, Greg (2 August 2011). "Norris's presidential bid all but over as backers pull the plug". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/norriss-presidential-bid-all-but-over-as-backers-pull-the-plug-2836890.html.
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| Preceded by Tony Gregory (Independent) |
Independent Teachta Dála for Dublin Central 2009–present |
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