Paul Connaughton Jnr (born 6 January 1982) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1][2]
Paul Connaughton | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Galway East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1982 Mountbellew, County Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse |
Edel Burke (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | NUI Galway |
Connaughton was a member of the Public Accounts Committee. He is from Mountbellew, County Galway, he was a member of Galway County Council for the Ballinasloe local electoral area from 2009 to 2011. His father Paul Connaughton Snr was a TD for Galway East from 1981 to 2011. He attended NUI Galway.[3]
Connaughton lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paul Connaughton". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Paul Connaughton". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Former NUI Galway Students, including Taoiseach, take senior roles in Cabinet". Spring 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012.