Paul Connaughton Jnr Explained

Paul Connaughton
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:February 2011
Term End:February 2016
Constituency:Galway East
Birth Date:6 January 1982
Birth Place:Mountbellew, County Galway, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fine Gael
Children:1
Father:Paul Connaughton Snr
Alma Mater:NUI Galway

Paul Connaughton Jnr (born 6 January 1982) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1] [2]

Connaughton was a member of the Public Accounts Committee. He is from Mountbellew, County Galway, he was a member of Galway County Council for the Ballinasloe local electoral area from 2009 to 2011. His father Paul Connaughton Snr was a TD for Galway East from 1981 to 2011. He attended NUI Galway.[3]

Connaughton lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paul Connaughton. Oireachtas Members Database. 5 October 2011. 7 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107010523/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Paul-Connaughton.D.2011-03-09. live.
  2. Web site: Paul Connaughton. ElectionsIreland.org. 27 February 2011. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222151254/https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=9735. live.
  3. News: Former NUI Galway Students, including Taoiseach, take senior roles in Cabinet. Spring 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509052031/http://www.nuigalway.ie/alumni/newsletter/spring2011.html. 9 May 2012.