- Mary White (Green Party politician)
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Mary White 
Minister of State
for Equality and Human Rights, and IntegrationIn office
23 March 2010 – 23 January 2011Preceded by John Moloney Succeeded by Office abolished Deputy Leader of the Green Party In office
October 2001 – 11 June 2011Preceded by Office Created Succeeded by Catherine Martin Teachta Dála In office
May 2007 – February 2011Constituency Carlow–Kilkenny Personal details Born 24 November 1948
County Wicklow, IrelandNationality Irish Political party Green Party Spouse(s) Robert White Children 1 Alma mater Trinity College, Dublin Website marywhitetd.com Mary White (born 24 November 1948) is an Irish Green Party politician. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 2007 to 2011, and served as a Minister of State from 2010 to 2011.[1]
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Early and personal life
White was born in County Wicklow, educated at the Ursuline Convent, Waterford and Trinity College, Dublin. At Trinty she was a founder member of the English Society and received a Pink (award) for sporting excellence. She is married to Robert White and has one daughter. They have lived in Borris, County Carlow since 1987. She has co-edited a book on walking in the Blackstairs Mountains with Joss Lynam and authored another, Environment, Mining and Politics. She is also a keen hill-walker, linguist and organic grower.
Political career
She was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1997 general election and 2002 general election but was elected to Carlow County Council at the 1999 local elections. She topped the poll in Borris, and was re-elected at the 2004 local elections, serving until 2007. She also ran for Seanad Éireann in 2002 but only received 35 votes.
In 2004 she was the Green Party candidate at the European Parliament election for the East constituency, replacing outgoing Green MEP Nuala Ahern. She secured 5.6% of the first preference vote but was not elected.
She was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2007 general election making her the first female TD elected for the Green party and for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency.[2]
Currently she is the Deputy Leader of the Green Party. On 23 March 2010, following a cabinet reshuffle, she was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Law Reform, the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs and the Department of Education and Skills with special responsibility for Equality and Human Rights, and Integration.[3]
She resigned as Minister for State on 23 January 2011 when the Green Party withdrew from government.[4]
She lost her seat at the 2011 general election.[2]
References
- ^ "Ms. Mary White". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=30&MemberID=2157&ConstID=20. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Mary White". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=7. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
- ^ "Killeen, Carey promoted to cabinet". RTÉ News. 23 March 2010. http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0323/politics.html. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "Green Party withdraws from government". RTÉ News. 23 January 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0123/politics1.html. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
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Oireachtas Preceded by
Séamus Pattison
(Labour Party)Green Party Teachta Dála for Carlow–Kilkenny
2007–2011Succeeded by
Ann Phelan
(Labour Party)Political offices New office Minister of State
for Equality and Human Rights, and Integration
2010–2011Office abolished Categories:- 1948 births
- Living people
- Green Party (Ireland) politicians
- People from County Wicklow
- Teachtaí Dála
- Female Teachtaí Dála
- Members of the 30th Dáil
- Local councillors in County Carlow
- Alumni of Trinity College, Dublin
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