Colm Markey Explained

Office:	Member of the European Parliament
Term Start:	20 November 2020
Term End:	17 July 2024
Constituency:	Midlands–North-West
Birth Date:	3 January 1972
Birth Place:	Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland

Colm Markey (born 3 January 1972) is an Irish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the Midlands–North-West constituency from November 2020 to July 2024. He is a member of Fine Gael, part of the European People's Party.^[1]

Political career

He is a member of the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)^[2] and a substitute on the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN), the Committee on Fisheries (PECH), the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport (ANIT) and the Delegation for relations with Mercosur (DMER).^[3]

Markey was a member of Louth County Council from 2009 to 2020.^[4] He is a former president of Macra na Feirme. In November 2020, he replaced Mairead McGuinness as an MEP in the European Parliament following her appointment as European Commissioner.

In March 2024, Markey announced that he would not seek re-election to the European Parliament at the 2024 European Parliament election.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Local councillor Colm Markey is set to be Ireland's newest MEP - but who is he?. TheJournal.ie. 7 September 2020. 10 September 2020. 20 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020123235/https://www.thejournal.ie/colm-markey-louth-councillor-mep-mairead-mcguinness-5198786-Sep2020/. live.
2. Web site: Members Home AGRI Committees European Parliament. 2021-04-14. www.europarl.europa.eu. en. 14 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414155711/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/agri/home/members. live.
3. Web site: Home Colm MARKEY MEPs European Parliament. 2021-04-14. www.europarl.europa.eu. en. 14 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414155709/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/209896/COLM_MARKEY/home. live.
4. Web site: Louth man Colm Markey "honoured" to replace Mairead McGuinness as MEP for Midlands North West constituenc. Dundalk Democrat. 8 September 2020. 31 October 2020. 5 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201105180900/https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/home/572161/louth-man-colm-markey-honoured-to-replace-mairead-mcguinness-as-mep-for-midlands-north-west-constituency.html. live.
5. Web site: 24 March 2024 . Sitting Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey says he will not contest the European elections. 24 March 2024 . www.thejournal.ie.