Eileen Lemass
Eileen Lemass (née Delaney; born 7 July 1932) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]
Eileen Lemass | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office June 1984 – July 1989 | |
| Constituency | Dublin |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office November 1982 – February 1987 | |
| In office June 1981 – February 1982 | |
| Constituency | Dublin West |
| In office June 1977 – June 1981 | |
| Constituency | Dublin Ballyfermot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eileen Delaney 7 July 1932 Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Noel Lemass |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Seán Lemass (Father-in-law) |
| Education |
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| Alma mater | National College of Art |
She was born in Cork in 1932, and was educated at St. Kevin's School, the National College of Art, Grafton Academy of Dress Designing and the Abbey Theatre School of Acting. She became involved in politics in 1974 when she was first elected to Dublin City Council. In 1976 she unsuccessfully contested the by-election in Dublin South-West caused by the death of her 47-year-old husband Noel Lemass, son of former Taoiseach Seán Lemass and brother-in-law of future Taoiseach Charles Haughey.
She was first elected to Dáil Éireann for Dublin Ballyfermot at the 1977 general election.[2] Lemass was elected again at the 1981 general election, this time for Dublin West, but lost her Dáil seat in February 1982.
She won re-election in that year's second general election in November 1982. Two years later in 1984 she was elected to the European Parliament for the Dublin constituency. She retired from domestic politics at the 1987 election and from European politics in 1989 when she lost her European seat.[2]
References
- "Eileen Lemass". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- "Eileen Lemass". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 January 2011.