Mary Lou McDonald

Mary Lou McDonald

Mary Lou McDonald (born 1 May 1969, Dublin) is a former Irish MEP (2004-2009) and the Chairperson of the republican party Sinn Féin.

Affiliations

• Chairperson, Sinn Féin

Parliamentary Affiliations

Member:

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Substitute:

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Record and Controversies

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.

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:

Phone:

Email:

marylou AT sinnfein.ie

Website:

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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.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Mary Lou McDonald, accessed 01 December 2010.