Mary Lou McDonald

Mary Lou McDonald, MEP

Mary Lou McDonald (born 1 May 1969, Dublin) is an Irish MEP and the Chairperson of the republican party Sinn Féin.

Record and Controversies

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Declaration of Financial Interests

Mary Lou McDonald declares no financial interest, and no professional activity rather than her role as an MEP and the Chairperson of Sinn Féin.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Voted against Lisbon Treaty.
• Voted against Data Retention.

Affiliations

• Chairperson, Sinn Féin
• Member, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
• Member, Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee
• Substitute, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• Substitute, Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees

Personal Information

Curriculum vitae

• BA (Mod.), Trinity College, Dublin (1992).
• MA, University of Limerick (1993).
• Researcher, Institute of European Affairs, Dublin (1994-1995).
• Dublin City University (1995-1998).
• Consultant, Irish Productivity Centre (1998-2000).
• Trainer, ETS, ICTU Training Unit (2000-2002).
• Sinn Féin Political Strategy Coordinator (2002-2004).
• Member, Sinn Féin Árd Chomhairle (National Executive) (2001- ).

Contact

Address:

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

07F243

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45945

Email:

marylou@sinnfein.ie

Website:

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Mary Lou McDonald, 09 January 2009, accessed 26 January 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Mary Lou McDonald, accessed 26 January 2009.