- Maureen O'Sullivan (politician)
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Maureen O'Sullivan TD Teachta Dála Incumbent Assumed office
June 2009Preceded by Tony Gregory Constituency Dublin Central Dublin City Councillor In office
September 2008 – June 2009Preceded by Mick Rafferty Personal details Born 10 March 1951 Nationality Irish Political party Independent Alma mater University College Dublin Website 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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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]
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. She was re-elected at the 2011 general election.
She described a proposal for political gender quota legislation as "tokenistic" and that women were able to get themselves nominated for election.[4]
O'Sullivan was a supporter of David Norris in his bid to become President of Ireland, before he withdrew from the contest.[5]
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.
- ^ "Political gender quota legislation planned". RTÉ News. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0528/gender.html. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ "Norris's presidential bid all but over as backers pull the plug". Irish Independent. 2 August 2011. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/norriss-presidential-bid-all-but-over-as-backers-pull-the-plug-2836890.html.
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