Emer Currie (born 1 May 1979)[1][2] is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency since the 2024 general election. She previously served as a Senator from 2020 to 2024, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[3][4]
Emer Currie | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Currie in 2024 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Dublin West |
| Senator | |
| In office 29 June 2020 – 30 November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1979 County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse | Malcolm Craig |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
She previously served as a member of Fingal County Council from 2019 to 2020.[5]
Currie was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2020 general election as the Fine Gael running mate of outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin West.[6][7]
Her father, Austin Currie, was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland as well as a former Minister of State and TD in the Republic of Ireland.[8]
She was elected to the Dáil for the Dublin West constituency at the 2024 general election.
References
edit- ^ "'We intend on being prepared for election' - daughter of former Fine Gael minister selected as Varadkar's running mate". independent.ie. The Independent. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Emer Currie (1 May 2023). "Here it is! And released on my birthday too. When I was asked to do a TedTalk in Stormont of all places, there was only one thing I could talk about…a man who changed it forever". Archived from the original on 9 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Emer Currie". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees". thejournal.ie. The Journal. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Emer Currie Dublin West". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ O'Halloran, Marie (10 February 2020). "Dublin West results: Joan Burton and Ruth Coppinger lose seats". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Election 2020: Dublin West". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "'We intend on being prepared for election' - daughter of former Fine Gael minister selected as Varadkar's running mate". independent.ie. The Independent. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.