Anthony Lawlor
Anthony Lawlor | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 27 April 2018 | |
| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Kildare North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1959 Johnstown, County Kildare, Ireland[1] |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | www |
Anthony Lawlor (born 13 June 1959) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency from 2011 to 2016.[2] He was elected to Seanad Éireann in a by-election in April 2018.[3]
Early life
A son of Tony and Patsy Lawlor, he was educated at Multyfarnham Agricultural College, University College Dublin and National University of Ireland, Maynooth.[4]
He was co-opted to Kildare County Council in 1998, following the death of his mother Patsy. He was elected in 1999 as an Independent Councillor for the Naas electoral area. He did not stand for election in 2004.[5] In 2009, he was re-elected as a Councillor, this time as a member of Fine Gael.
Politics
Lawlor was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency at the 2011 general election.[6]
On 11 December 2012, Lawlor introduced a bill in the Oireachtas intended to outlaw the clocking of vehicle odometers,[7] which is not currently illegal in Ireland.
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[6] He subsequently failed to get elected to Seanad Éireann in April 2016.
He was elected to 25th Seanad on the Agricultural Panel in a by-election on 27 April 2018.[3] The vacancy was caused by the resignation of Trevor Ó Clochartaigh.
See also
References
- ^ "About Anthony Lawlor". anthonylawlor.ie. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Mr. Anthony Lawlor". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Unionist farmer elected to the Seanad". RTÉ News. 27 April 2018.
- ^ "About me". Anthony Lawlor's website. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ Collins, Stephen (2011). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 127. ISBN 9780717150595.
- ^ a b "Anthony Lawlor". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "My Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2012]". Anthony Lawlor's website. Retrieved 20 December 2012.