Sheila Terry (politician)
Sheila Terry (born 7 June 1950)[1] is an Irish Fine Gael Party politician who served as a member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann.
Sheila Terry | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office September 2002 – July 2007 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1950 Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | |
As a member of the Progressive Democrats (PDs), Terry was elected at the 1991 local elections as a PD member of Fingal County Council for the Castleknock electoral area. She stood as a PD candidate in the Dublin West constituency at the 1992 general election and at the by-election in 1996.[2]
She left the Progressive Democrats before the 1999 local elections, when she was re-elected to the council as an independent, and joined Fine Gael in about 2000. She then stood as a Fine Gael for Dáil Éireann in the Dublin West constituency at the 2002 general election, but did not win a seat. However, in the subsequent Seanad elections she was elected by the Industrial and Commercial Panel.[2]
She gave up her council seat when the dual mandate was abolished in 2003 (future Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was co-opted to replace her on the council),[3] and did not contest the 2007 general election. She stood again in the 2007 Seanad election, but lost her seat.[2]
References
- "Sheila Terry". Oirechatas Members Database. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- "Sheila Terry". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- Bardon, Sarah. "Leo Varadkar: The man who evolved into a taoiseach". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 January 2022.