Jennifer Whitmore
Jennifer Whitmore | |
|---|---|
 Whitmore in 2020 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Wicklow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wexford, Ireland |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse | Tony Whitmore |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | jenniferwhitmore |
Jennifer Whitmore is an Irish Social Democrats politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency since the 2020 general election.[1][2]
Early life and education
Whitmore is from Wexford. She gained two diplomas at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and later graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Science and Ecology from the University of Ulster. During the ten years she resided in Australia, she studied Environmental Law at the University of Sydney.[3]
Career
Whitmore has worked in both local and international ecology and environmentalism as well as with the Government of New South Wales, Australia. In 2015, she founded the East Wicklow Rivers Trust.[citation needed]
She was elected to represent the Greystones local electoral area on the Wicklow County Council, following the 2014 local elections. In July 2015, she helped co-found the Social Democrats as a party and is the party's Spokesperson for Children.[4]
Whitmore was elected as a Social Democrat TD for the Wicklow constituency following the 2020 general election. In the election, she came ahead of former Social Democrats TD and leader Stephen Donnelly who left the party after just one year, citing difficulties in cooperating with the other leaders.[5] Jodie Neary was co-opted to Whitmore's seat on Wicklow County Council following her election to the Dáil.[citation needed]
Personal life
Whitmore lives in Delgany, County Wicklow, with her husband Tony and their four children.[2]
References
- ^ "Jennifer Whitmore". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Carl (11 February 2020). "Election 2020: Jennifer Whitmore (Social Democrats)". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "About". Jennifer Whitmore. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Whitmore will be candidate in the next General Election". Bray People. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
Cllr Whitmore is a founding member of the Social Democrats and has represented the people of the Greystones Municipal District as a councillor since 2014.
- ^ Doyle, Kevin (5 September 2016). "'Some partnerships simply don't work' - Stephen Donnelly quits Social Democrats in major blow for party". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
External links
- Living people
- Alumni of Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
- Alumni of Ulster University
- Irish women environmentalists
- Irish women scientists
- Local councillors in County Wicklow
- Members of the 33rd Dáil
- 21st-century women Teachtaí Dála
- Social Democrats (Ireland) TDs
- University of Sydney alumni
- Irish emigrants to Australia