Fiona O'Loughlin (politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Office:Chair of the Committee on Education and Social Protection
Term Start:4 April 2016
Term End:10 February 2020
Predecessor:Joanna Tuffy
Successor:Denis Naughten
Office1:Senator
Term Start1:29 June 2020
Constituency1:Administrative Panel
Office2:Teachta Dála
Term Start2:February 2016
Term End2:February 2020
Constituency2:Kildare South
Birth Date:8 September 1965
Birth Place:Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fianna Fáil
Alma Mater:Dublin Institute of Technology

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiona O'Loughlin. Oireachtas Members Database. 4 July 2019. 4 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190704210037/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Fiona-O%27Loughlin.D.2016-10-03/. live.
  2. Web site: Election 2016: Fiona O'Loughlin. RTÉ News. 27 February 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210211060901/https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/candidates/754245-fiona-o-loughlin/ . 11 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Fiona O'Loughlin. ElectionsIreland.org. 4 July 2019. 28 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128221706/https://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=444. live.
  4. News: 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 . Conor . Forrest . 10 February 2020 . 9 February 2020 . . Dublin . 6 June 2021 . live . https://archive.today/20210607063034/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/kildare-south-results-fianna-f%C3%A1il-s-fiona-o-loughlin-loses-seat-1.4165302 . 7 June 2021 .
  5. News: Election 2020: Kildare South . 10 February 2020 . . Dublin . 6 June 2021 . live . https://archive.today/20210607063508/https://www.irishtimes.com/election2020/kildare-south . 7 June 2021 .
  6. Web site: Seanad general election 2020 . oireachtas.ie . 3 April 2020 . 12 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200212211240/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/elections/seanad-general-election-2020/#panels . live .
  7. Web site: Council of Europe . 23 April 2024 . O'Loughlin, Fiona - Members Profiles . 23 April 2024 . Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.