Mary Seery Kearney
Senator Mary Seery Kearney | |
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Senator | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Personal details | |
Born | Mary Seery |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Fine Gael |
Spouse | David Kearney |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater |
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Website | maryseerykearney |
Mary Seery Kearney is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[1][2]
Early life
Seery Kearney worked as a barrister, educator and business woman and as chief executive of a housing association.[3]
Political career
Seery Kearney worked as a Fine Gael Parliamentary Advisor and wrote a number of submissions on behalf of Fine Gael TDs participating in the Constitutional Convention.[3]
Seery Kearney served as a member of South Dublin County Council from 2019 to 2020.[4] She unsuccessfully stood for the Labour Panel at the 2020 Seanad election.[5][6] She was nominated to the Seanad by Taoiseach Micheál Martin in June 2020, and has been described as a possible future Dáil candidate in Dublin South-Central.[7]
Personal life
Seery Kearney lives in Templeogue with her husband David Kearney, also a lawyer, and their daughter.
References
- ^ "Mary Seery Kearney". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Mary Seery-Kearney". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Cllr Mary Seery Kearney". South Dublin County Council. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ McCrave, Conor (27 June 2020). "Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees". TheJournal.ie. Dublin. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ O'Halloran, Marie (10 March 2020). "FG's Mary Seery Kearney added to ticket to contest Seanad election". The Irish Times. Dublin. ISSN 0791-5144. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's fresh snub of ex-TD Kate O'Connell for Seanad run". Irish Independent. Dublin. 11 March 2020. ISSN 0021-1222. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
External links
- Mary Seery Kearney's page on the Fine Gael website
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