Kathy Sinnott

Kathy Sinnott

Kathy Sinnott (born 29 September 1950, Chicago, Illinois) is a former independent Irish MEP (2004-2009).

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair:

09.05.2008 / 21.10.2008 : Independence/Democracy Group

Vice-Chair:

01.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Petitions

Member:

20.07.2004 / 08.05.2008 : Independence/Democracy Group

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States

16.09.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

31.01.2007 / 31.01.2007 : Committee on Petitions

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States

23.05.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

22.10.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Independence/Democracy Group

Substitute:

21.07.2004 / 09.01.2006 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

15.09.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

15.09.2004 / 26.11.2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

15.09.2004 / 26.11.2004 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

18.11.2004 / 26.11.2004 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula

18.11.2004 / 26.11.2004 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

18.11.2004 / 26.11.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

18.11.2004 / 26.11.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

13.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Subcommittee on Human Rights

14.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

10.05.2007 / 04.02.2009 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change

20.05.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Fisheries

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• She was not present for voting the Data Retention Directive.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Honorary PhD, St Mary-of-the-Woods College, Indiana, USA (2005).
• Mother and homemaker (since 1970).
• Founder and Secretary at various times of the Association for the Severely and Profoundly Mentally Handicapped (1983-1997).
• Founder/Chair and Secretary at various times of the Hope Project (since 1996).
• Irish Independent Person of the Month (2000).
• Peace and Justice Award (2000).
• Irish Tatler Woman of the Year Special Recognition Award (2001).
• ESB/Rehab Person of the Year Award (2001).
• Voted Woman's Way Celebrity Mum of the Year (2008).

Contact

Address:

Phone:

Email:

Website:

http://www.kathysinnott.ie

Resources

• European Parliament, Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Kathy Sinnott, 07 January 2009, accessed 03 February 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Kathy Sinnott, accessed 03 February 2009.