Anthony Lawlor (born 13 June 1959) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2018 to 2020.[2] He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency from 2011 to 2016.
Anthony Lawlor | |
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| Senator | |
| In office 27 April 2018 – 29 June 2020 | |
| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Kildare North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1959 Johnstown, County Kildare, Ireland[1] |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
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Early life
editA son of Tony and Patsy Lawlor, he was educated at Multyfarnham Agricultural College, University College Dublin and NUI, Maynooth.[1]
He was co-opted to Kildare County Council in 1998, following the death of his mother Patsy. He was elected in 1999 as an independent councillor for the Naas local electoral area. He did not stand for election in 2004.[3] In 2009, he was re-elected as a Councillor, this time as a member of Fine Gael.
Politics
editLawlor was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the Kildare North constituency at the 2011 general election.[4]
On 11 December 2012, Lawlor introduced a bill in the Oireachtas intended to outlaw the clocking of vehicle odometers,[5] which is not currently illegal in Ireland.
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[4] He subsequently failed to get elected to Seanad Éireann in April 2016.
He was elected to 25th Seanad on the Agricultural Panel in a by-election on 27 April 2018.[6] The vacancy was caused by the resignation of Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Kildare North at the 2020 general election. He did not contest the 2020 Seanad election.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "About me". AnthonyLawlor.ie. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Anthony Lawlor". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ Collins, Stephen (2011). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 127. ISBN 9780717150595.
- ^ a b "Anthony Lawlor". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "My Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2012]". AnthonyLawlor.ie. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Unionist farmer elected to the Seanad". RTÉ News. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.