Fiona O'Loughlin (born 8 September 1965) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Senator for the Administrative Panel since June 2020. She previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare South constituency from 2016 to 2020. She also served as Chair of the Committee on Education and Social Protection from 2016 to 2020.[1][2]
Fiona O'Loughlin | |
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| Chair of the Committee on Education and Social Protection | |
| In office 4 April 2016 – 10 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Joanna Tuffy |
| Succeeded by | Denis Naughten |
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2016 – February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Kildare South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1965 Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Alma mater | Dublin Institute of Technology |
| Website | fionaoloughlin |
She was a member of Kildare County Council from 1999 to 2016.[3]
She lost her Dáil seat at the 2020 general election.[4][5] In April 2020, O'Loughlin was elected as a senator for the Administrative Panel.[6]
In September 2020, she was named as Chairperson of the Irish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[7] She is the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson on Education.
References
edit- ^ "Fiona O'Loughlin". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Election 2016: Fiona O'Loughlin". RTÉ News. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Fiona O'Loughlin". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ Forrest, Conor (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Kildare South results: Fianna Fáil's Fiona O'Loughlin loses seat; Sinn Féin's Patricia Ryan tops poll with Martin Heydon (FG) and Cathal Berry (Ind) taking remaining seats". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Election 2020: Kildare South". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Seanad general election 2020". oireachtas.ie. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Council of Europe (23 April 2024). "O'Loughlin, Fiona - Members Profiles". Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Retrieved 23 April 2024.