Emer Currie

Emer Currie (born 1 May 1979) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[3][4]

Senator
Emer Currie
Currie in 2020
Senator
Assumed office
29 June 2020
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born (1979-05-01) 1 May 1979[1][2]
Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFine Gael
Children2
Parent
Alma materQueen'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 SDLP, former Minister of State, and Teachta Dála (TD).[8]


References
  1. "'We intend on being prepared for election' - daughter of former Fine Gael minister selected as Varadkar's running mate". independent.ie. The Independent. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. "Emer Currie". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. "Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees". thejournal.ie. The Journal. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. "Emer Currie Dublin West". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. "Election 2020: Dublin West". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. "'We intend on being prepared for election' - daughter of former Fine Gael minister selected as Varadkar's running mate". independent.ie. The Independent. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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