Liz O'Donnell
1997–2002
November 1992 – May 2007
(1956-07-01) 1 July 1956 (age 68)
Dublin, Ireland
Liz O'Donnell (born 1 July 1956) is an Irish former Progressive Democrats politician, who represented Dublin South as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1992 to 2007.[1]
Early and personal life
O'Donnell was born in Dublin in 1956, where her father worked for Guinness. She moved with her family to Limerick when she was 11. She was educated at the Salesian Convent, Limerick, and Trinity College Dublin, where she was an honours graduate of the Law School in 1981. Prior to embarking on a political career, O'Donnell was a Vice Chair of the Women's Political Association and a delegate to the National Women's Council. O'Donnell is divorced and has 2 children.[2]
Political career
In 1991, she was elected to Dublin City Council for the Progressive Democrats for the Rathmines local electoral area. She served on the council until 1994.
At the 1992 general election, she was elected to Dáil Éireann for the Progressive Democrats, representing Dublin South.[3] She was opposition spokesperson on Health and Social Welfare from 1992 to 1993. She was Party whip and Justice spokesperson from 1993 to 1997. Following her return to the 28th Dáil at the 1997 general election, she negotiated the Programme for the Coalition Government between Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats, along with her party colleague Minister of State Bobby Molloy.
O'Donnell was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for Overseas Development Assistance and Human Rights. She was among the representatives of the Irish Government at the multi-party talks at Stormont, which culminated in the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. She was also a member of the Cabinet sub-committee on Asylum Immigration and related matters. Following the resignation of Bobby Molloy she was appointed Minister of State to the Government in April 2002.
She was re-elected to the 29th Dáil at the 2002 general election as TD for Dublin South. In December 2002, she was awarded the Doolin Memorial Medal for her contribution to Overseas Development and Human Rights. She was the Deputy Leader of the Progressive Democrats from 2006 to 2007. She lost her seat at the 2007 general election.
Since leaving public office, she has worked in the media and in public affairs consultancy.
In 2015 O'Donnell was appointed to chair the Road Safety Authority.
References
- ^ "Liz O'Donnell". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ "Bio at Liz O'Donnell's official website". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Liz O'Donnell". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
External links
- Official website
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Preceded by | Deputy leader of the Progressive Democrats 2006–2007 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by | Minister of State for Overseas Development Assistance and Human Rights 1997–2002 | Succeeded by Tom Kitt |
Preceded by | Minister of State to the Government April–June 2002 | Office abolished |
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||||
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2nd | 1921 | Thomas Kelly (SF) | Daniel McCarthy (SF) | Constance Markievicz (SF) | Cathal Ó Murchadha (SF) | 4 seats 1921–1923 | |||||||||
3rd | 1922 | Thomas Kelly (PT-SF) | Daniel McCarthy (PT-SF) | William O'Brien (Lab) | Myles Keogh (Ind) | ||||||||||
4th | 1923 | Philip Cosgrave (CnaG) | Daniel McCarthy (CnaG) | Constance Markievicz (Rep) | Cathal Ó Murchadha (Rep) | Michael Hayes (CnaG) | Peadar Doyle (CnaG) | ||||||||
1923 by-election | Hugh Kennedy (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||
March 1924 by-election | James O'Mara (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||
November 1924 by-election | Seán Lemass (SF) | ||||||||||||||
1925 by-election | Thomas Hennessy (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||
5th | 1927 (Jun) | James Beckett (CnaG) | Vincent Rice (NL) | Constance Markievicz (FF) | Thomas Lawlor (Lab) | Seán Lemass (FF) | |||||||||
1927 by-election | Thomas Hennessy (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||
6th | 1927 (Sep) | Robert Briscoe (FF) | Myles Keogh (CnaG) | Frank Kerlin (FF) | |||||||||||
7th | 1932 | James Lynch (FF) | |||||||||||||
8th | 1933 | James McGuire (CnaG) | Thomas Kelly (FF) | ||||||||||||
9th | 1937 | Myles Keogh (FG) | Thomas Lawlor (Lab) | Joseph Hannigan (Ind) | Peadar Doyle (FG) | ||||||||||
10th | 1938 | James Beckett (FG) | James Lynch (FF) | ||||||||||||
1939 by-election | John McCann (FF) | ||||||||||||||
11th | 1943 | Maurice Dockrell (FG) | James Larkin Jnr (Lab) | John McCann (FF) | |||||||||||
12th | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
13th | 1948 | Constituency abolished. See Dublin South-Central, Dublin South-East and Dublin South-West. |
Note that the boundaries of Dublin South from 1981–2016 share no common territory with the 1921–1948 boundaries. See §History and boundaries
Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
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22nd | 1981 | Niall Andrews (FF) | Séamus Brennan (FF) | Nuala Fennell (FG) | John Kelly (FG) | Alan Shatter (FG) | |||||
23rd | 1982 (Feb) | ||||||||||
24th | 1982 (Nov) | ||||||||||
25th | 1987 | Tom Kitt (FF) | Anne Colley (PDs) | ||||||||
26th | 1989 | Nuala Fennell (FG) | Roger Garland (GP) | ||||||||
27th | 1992 | Liz O'Donnell (PDs) | Eithne FitzGerald (Lab) | ||||||||
28th | 1997 | Olivia Mitchell (FG) | |||||||||
29th | 2002 | Eamon Ryan (GP) | |||||||||
30th | 2007 | Alan Shatter (FG) | |||||||||
2009 by-election | George Lee (FG) | ||||||||||
31st | 2011 | Shane Ross (Ind) | Peter Mathews (FG) | Alex White (Lab) | |||||||
32nd | 2016 | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Rathdown, Dublin South-West and Dún Laoghaire. |