Michael McNamara (politician)

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 appointed Chair of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Response in September 2020.[1][2]

For other people named Michael McNamara, see Michael McNamara (disambiguation).

Michael McNamara

TD
Chair of the Special Committee on the Covid-19 Response
Assumed office
12 March 2020
Preceded byNew office
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyClare
Personal details
Born (1974-03-01) 1 March 1974
Limerick, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Labour Party (until 2017)
Spouse(s)Sarah Jane Hillery (m. 2015)
Children1
Alma mater

He was a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine,[3] and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2011 to 2016.[4]

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.[2]

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.[5] He rejoined the parliamentary Labour Party in September 2015.[6]

He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2] He was elected as an independent candidate for the Clare constituency at the 2020 general election.

References
  1. "Michael McNamara". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  2. "Michael McNamara". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. "Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Membership". Houses of the Oireachtas. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. "PACE Member File". Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  5. "Dáil votes for sale of State's Aer Lingus stake to IAG". RTÉ News. 29 May 2013.
  6. "Michael McNamara set to rejoin Labour Party". The Irish Times. 16 September 2015.
Oireachtas
Preceded by
Tony Killeen
(Fianna Fáil)		 Labour Party Teachta Dála for Clare
2011–2016		 Succeeded by
Michael Harty
(Independent)
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