- Nicky McFadden
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Nicky McFadden TD Teachta Dála Incumbent Assumed office
February 2011Constituency Longford–Westmeath Senator In office
July 2007 – February 2011Constituency Administrative Panel Personal details Born December 1962 (age 48)
Athlone, County WestmeathNationality Irish Political party Fine Gael Children 2 Alma mater Athlone Institute of Technology Website nickymcfadden.ie Nicky McFadden (born December 1962) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. She was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Longford–Westmeath at the 2011 general election, and was a member of Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel from 2007 to 2011.[1]
A community worker, she was chairperson of the Strategic Policy Committee (Planning) of Westmeath County Council and Westmeath County Heritage Forum, and a member of Westmeath VEC. She is also a member of the governing body of Athlone Institute of Technology and chairperson of the Board of Management of Athlone Community College.
She has a Legal Studies Diploma from Athlone IT, was a medical secretary for nine years, and is also a former employee of ESB Electric Ireland.
She was first elected to Athlone Town Council in 1999, topping the poll. In July 2003 she was co-opted onto Westmeath County Council when her father, Brendan McFadden, retired.
McFadden unsuccessfully contested the 2007 general election in the Longford–Westmeath constituency where she received over 5,000 first preferences.[2] She was elected to the Seanad in July 2007.
References
- ^ "Ms. Nicky McFadden". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&MemberID=2241&ConstID=208. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Nicky McFadden". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=885. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
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Oireachtas Preceded by
Peter Kelly
(Fianna Fáil)Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Longford–Westmeath
2011–presentIncumbent « 22nd Seanad « Members of the 23rd Seanad Éireann (2007–2011) » 24th Seanad » Cathaoirleach Pat Moylan (FF) • Leader of the Seanad Donie Cassidy (FF) Administrative Panel Mark Daly (FF) • Paschal Donohoe (FG) • Camillus Glynn (FF) • Tony Kett (FF) • Nicky McFadden (FG) • Brendan Ryan (Lab) • Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel Paul Bradford (FG) • Paddy Burke (FG) • Peter Callanan (FF) • John Carty (FF) • Pearse Doherty (SF) • Alan Kelly (Lab) • Pat Moylan (FF) • Francis O'Brien (FF) • John Paul Phelan (FG) • Eugene Regan (FG) • Jim Walsh (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel Cecilia Keaveney (FF) • Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) • Ann Ormonde (FF) • Liam Twomey (FG) • Alex White (Lab)
Industrial and Commercial Panel Larry Butler (FF) • Paudie Coffey (FG) • Paul Coghlan (FG) • Dominic Hannigan (Lab) • Marc MacSharry (FF) • Denis O'Donovan (FF) • Joe O'Reilly (FG) • Kieran Phelan (FF) • Mary White (FF)
Labour Panel Jerry Buttimer (FG) • Donie Cassidy (FF) • Maurice Cummins (FG) • Geraldine Feeney (FF) • Frances Fitzgerald (FG) • John Hanafin (FF) • Fidelma Healy Eames (FG) • Terry Leyden (FF) • Michael McCarthy (Lab) • Ned O'Sullivan (FF) • Phil Prendergast (Lab)
National University of Ireland Rónán Mullen (Ind) • Joe O'Toole (Ind) • Feargal Quinn (Ind)
University of Dublin Ivana Bacik (Ind, then Lab) • David Norris (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach Dan Boyle (GP) • Martin Brady (FF) • Ivor Callely (FF, then Ind) • Ciarán Cannon (PD, then FG) • Maria Corrigan (FF) • Déirdre de Búrca (GP) • John Ellis (FF) • Eoghan Harris (Ind) • Lisa McDonald (FF) • Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) • Fiona O'Malley (PD, then Ind)
Elected or appointed later 2009 James Carroll (FF) in place of Tony Kett • Niall Ó Brolcháin (GP) in place of Alan Kelly • 2010 Paschal Mooney (FF) in place of Peter Callanan • Mark Dearey (GP) in place of Déirdre de Búrca • 2011 Darragh O'Brien (FF) in place of Ciarán Cannon
FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • GP: Green Party • PD: Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent • SF: Sinn Féin Categories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- Fine Gael politicians
- Members of the 23rd Seanad
- Female members of Seanad Éireann
- People from Athlone
- Local councillors in County Westmeath
- Members of the 31st Dáil
- Teachtaí Dála
- Female Teachtaí Dála
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