Fiona O'Loughlin (politician)

Summary

Fiona O'Loughlin (born 8 September 1965) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Senator for the Administrative Panel since April 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
Chair of the Committee on Education and Social Protection
In office
4 April 2016 – 10 February 2020
Preceded byJoanna Tuffy
Succeeded byDenis Naughten
Senator
Assumed office
29 June 2020
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2016 – February 2020
ConstituencyKildare South
Personal details
Born (1965-09-08) 8 September 1965 (age 58)
Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Alma materDublin Institute of Technology
Websitefionaoloughlin.ie

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].

References edit

  1. ^ "Fiona O'Loughlin". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Election 2016: Fiona O'Loughlin". RTÉ News. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Fiona O'Loughlin". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Election 2020: Kildare South". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Seanad general election 2020". oireachtas.ie. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. ^ Council of Europe (23 April 2024). "O'Loughlin, Fiona - Members Profiles". Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

External links edit

  • Fiona O'Loughlin's page on the Fianna Fáil website