Marian McGennis explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:June 1997
Term End:May 2002
Constituency:Dublin Central
Office2:Senator
Term Start2:17 February 1993
Term End2:6 June 1997
Constituency2:Nominated by the Taoiseach
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fianna Fáil
Children:3
Alma Mater:St Patrick's College, Maynooth

Marian McGennis (born November 1953) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician.[1]

A former civil servant, McGennis unsuccessfully contested the Dublin North constituency at the 1992 general election, and was then nominated to the 20th Seanad by Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, where she served from 1993 to 1997.[2]

She first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency at the 1997 general election.[2] The constituency boundaries were changed before the 2002 general election and she instead contested the Dublin South-Central constituency which had gained an extra seat. However, she was not re-elected.

McGennnis was a member of Dublin County Council from 1985 to 1991, and of Fingal County Council from 1993 to 1998. She was elected to Dublin City Council 1999 as a councillor for Ballyfermot, but was defeated at the 2004 local elections.[2]

She was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marian McGennis. Oireachtas Members Database. 2 September 2013. 7 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107010126/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Marian-McGennis.S.1993-02-17. live.
  2. Web site: Marian McGennis. ElectionsIreland.org. 2 September 2013. 4 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004041823/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=195. live.
  3. Web site: Marian McGennis. Centre for the Advancement of Women in Politics. 2 September 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190024/http://www.qub.ac.uk/cawp/Irish%20bios/TDs_2b.htm#mcgennis. dead.