Michael McNamara (politician)
Michael McNamara | |
|---|---|
_2020_(cropped).jpg) McNamara in 2020 | |
| Chairman of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Response | |
| In office 12 May – 8 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Succeeded by | Committee dissolved |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Clare |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1974 Limerick, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Labour Party (until 2017) |
| Spouse |
Sarah Jane Hillery (m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | |
Michael McNamara (born 1 March 1974) is an Irish independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency since the 2020 general election, and previously from 2011 to 2016. He was the Chairman of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Response from 12 May to 8 October 2020.[1][2]
He was elected as a Labour Party TD for Clare at the 2011 general election.[3] He was a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine,[4] and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2011 to 2016.[5]
McNamara is a barrister and has worked at the OSCE and on human rights and democracy projects of the European Union and United Nations. He was an unsuccessful Independent candidate at the 2009 European Parliament election for the North-West constituency.[3]
In May 2015, he was expelled from the parliamentary Labour Party for voting against the government in the sale of Aer Lingus shares, the third time he voted against the government.[6] He rejoined the parliamentary Labour Party in September 2015.[7]
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[3] He was elected as an independent candidate for the Clare constituency at the 2020 general election. McNamara campaigned for a No-No vote in the March 2024 constitutional referendums as a member of the Lawyers for No group, alongside fellow barristers Senator Michael McDowell, Maria Steen and Brenda Power.[8][9] He is a candidate for the South constituency at the 2024 European Parliament election.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Michael McNamara". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Special Committee on Covid-19 Response debate - Tuesday, 12 May 2020". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Michael McNamara". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Membership". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "PACE Member File". Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Dáil votes for sale of State's Aer Lingus stake to IAG". RTÉ News. 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Michael McNamara set to rejoin Labour Party". The Irish Times. 16 September 2015.
- ^ Carolan, Mary (29 February 2024). "Lawyers group urges No vote in family and care referendums". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Gleeson, Colin; Horgan-Jones, Jack (10 March 2024). "'We didn't do our job well enough': Minister of State criticises colleagues over referendum campaign". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Independent TD Michael McNamara to run for European elections". RTÉ News. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.