Mary White (born 7 October 1944) is an Irish businesswoman and former Fianna Fáil politician. She was a member of Seanad Éireann on the Industrial and Commercial Panel from September 2002,[1] until June 2016 when she stood down.
Mary White | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 12 September 2002 – 8 June 2016 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1944 Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Padraic White |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | |
Born in Dundalk in 1944, she is married to Padraic White, and they have one daughter. She has an Arts degree in Economics and Politics from University College Dublin and a Higher Diploma in Architectural Technology from the Dublin Institute of Technology. White co-founded Lir Chocolates in 1987.
She was first elected to the Seanad in 2002 and was re-elected in 2007 and in 2011.[2]
On 6 February 2008, White declared her candidacy to succeed Mary McAleese as President of Ireland. She was seeking the nomination of the Fianna Fáil party and was the first candidate to declare her intention to run.[3] In May 2011, she said that she would not be seeking a nomination.[4] She stood down at the 2016 Seanad election, having failed to be elected to the Dáil at the 2016 general election.[5]
In the Seanad she was the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Mary White". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Mary White". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "'Warrior' White seeks nomination for presidency". Breakingnews.ie. 6 February 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "Pat Cox interested in running for Áras". RTÉ News. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Senator Mary White to run for Fianna Fáil in general election". Irish Times. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.