Gabrielle McFadden

Gabrielle McFadden
Senator
In office
8 June 2016 – 29 June 2020
ConstituencyCultural and Educational Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2014 – February 2016
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
Personal details
BornAthlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse
Brian McClean
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(m. 1997)​
Children2
RelativesNicky McFadden (sister)
Alma materAthlone Institute of Technology

Gabrielle McFadden is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 2016 to 2020.[1] She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency from 2014 to 2016.[2]

The by-election was caused by the death of her sister Nicky McFadden, who was a Fine Gael TD. In December 2014, she was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee and to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality.[3]

McFadden was a member of Westmeath County Council for the Athlone local electoral area from 2009 to 2014.[4] She was the Mayor of Athlone from 2013 to 2014. She vacated her council seat before the Dáil by-election.[5]

She lost her Dáil seat at the 2016 general election.[4] She was subsequently elected to 25th Seanad for the Cultural and Educational Panel.[3] She was the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Defence. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the Longford–Westmeath constituency at the 2020 general election. She lost her Seanad seat at the 2020 Seanad election.

References

  1. ^ "Gabrielle McFadden". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ^ "McFadden and Coppinger win by-elections". RTÉ News. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Gabrielle McFadden 'Honoured' To Take Up Oireachtas Committee Positions". Midlands Radio. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Gabrielle McFadden". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. ^ Walsh, Alan (6 May 2014). "Cllr Gabrielle McFadden 'to concentrate exclusively' on becoming Longford/Westmeath's newest TD". Longford Leader. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.