Jonathan O'Brien
Jonathan O'Brien | |
|---|---|
_(O%27Brien_cropped).jpg) O'Brien in 2017 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Cork North-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1971 Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse |
Gillian O'Brien (m. 2008) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Cork Institute of Technology |
Jonathan O'Brien (born 28 December 1971) is an Irish former Sinn Féin politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-Central constituency from 2011 to 2020.[1]
Early life
[edit]O'Brien moved to Morecambe, Lancashire in the early 1970s, where he lived for "six or seven years." He played for Rockmount A.F.C and made the Cork Schoolboys team. He was a teammate of Roy Keane.[2]
Political career and activities
[edit]He was a member of Cork City Council from 2000 to 2011.[3] O'Brien also has a sporting background. He is a former board member and chairman of Cork City Football Club, having been a founding member of the supporters' trust, FORAS. He is also a member of St. Vincent's GAA Club.
O'Brien was criticised by the Minister of Education Ruairi Quinn over his position on the Household Charge. O'Brien responded by saying he had been elected to implement just and fair laws, and described the household tax as being neither.[4]
He was the Sinn Féin Junior Spokesperson for Finance, and Public Expenditure and Reform.
On 6 January 2020, he announced that he would not contest the next general election.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jonathan O'Brien". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ^ Clark, Stuart. "The Full Hot Press Interview with Sinn Fein's Jonathan O'Brien TD". Hotpress. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan O'Brien". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "TDs repeat call to shun household charge". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Sinn Féin's O'Brien will not contest next general election". RTÉ News. 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.