Chris MacManus

Chris MacManus
MacManus in 2023
Member of the European Parliament
In office
6 March 2020 – 17 July 2024
ConstituencyMidlands–North-West
Sligo County Councillor
In office
March 2017 – February 2020
Personal details
Born (1973-03-13) 13 March 1973 (age 51)
London, England
Political party
Parent
RelativesJoseph MacManus (brother)

Chris MacManus (born 13 March 1973) is an Irish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the Midlands–North-West constituency from March 2020 to July 2024.[1] He is a member of Sinn Féin, part of The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL.

Personal life

His father is Seán MacManus, a retired Sinn Féin politician. His older brother, Joseph MacManus, was an IRA volunteer who was killed in Belleek, County Fermanagh, in February 1992.[2][3] He was born in London, but in late 1976 the family returned to Ireland to live in Sligo town.[4]

He was cast in Ken Loach's Cannes nominated film Jimmy's Hall in 2014, which was filmed extensively in Counties Sligo and Leitrim.[5]

Political career

He was a member of Sligo Borough Council (formerly Sligo Corporation) from 1999 to 2014, having been elected on three occasions, and was a member of Sligo County Council from 2017 to 2020. He was co-opted in March 2017 to replace his father Seán MacManus, and retained the seat at the 2019 Sligo County Council election.

He contested the 2016 Irish general election in the Sligo–Leitrim and was the last candidate to be eliminated.

MEP Matt Carthy was elected as a TD for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency at the 2020 general election. MacManus was nominated to replace him in the European Parliament.[1]

MacManus sits on the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee as well as the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In the former capacity, he is a shadow rapporteur for The Left on the 2020/21 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.

He is also a member of the EU Delegations for relations with South Africa and with Palestine.

He lost his seat at the 2024 European Parliament election.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sligo Sinn Féin councillor set to replace Carthy as MEP". RTÉ News. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ^ Rebel Hearts - Journey's within the IRA's soul, Kevin Toolis, 1995. PB) ISBN 0-312-15632-4 p.334
  3. ^ Sligo Sinn Féin man’s key role in Peace Process Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ “Sorrowful Homecoming for a Brave Young Irishman” Archived 27 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine The Irish People 22 February 1992. Retrieved on 22 February 2007.
  5. ^ "Jimmy's Hall". IMDB.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. ^ "European elections: Sinn Féin's Chris MacManus loses seat as vote count continues". BreakingNews.ie. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.