Country: Ireland
Party: Fine Gael Party
Curriculum Vitae
Frances Fitzgerald was elected in the Dublin Constituency. A Fine Gael parliamentarian for over 20 years, Frances was first elected to Dáil Éireann (the Irish Parliament) in 1992, representing the constituency of Dublin South-East.
She served as Tánaiste na hÉireann (Irish Deputy Prime Minister) from 2016-17, one of only four women to have ever held this position. She has also served as Minister for Business, Enterprise & Innovation (2017), Minister for Justice & Equality (2014-17) and was Ireland’s first Minister for Children & Youth Affairs (2011-14).
Prior to her election to the Dáil, Frances was Chair of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (1988-92) and Vice-President of the European Women’s Lobby. She was also a founding member of the Women’s Environment Network.
MEP since 2019.
My Positions in Parliament:
- Coordinator - Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
- Member - Intergroup on Welfare and Conservation of Animals
- Member - Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
- Member - Intergroup on Sky and Space
- Member - Intergroup on LGBTI
- Member - Intergroup on the Green New Deal
- Member - Intergroup on Children’s Rights
- Member - Intergroup on Cancer
- Member - Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity
- Member - Fine Gael Party
- Member - China
- Member - Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
- Member - Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Member - European Parliament
- Substitute - United States
- Substitute - Use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware
- Substitute - Development
My Positions in the group:
- Vice-Chair - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
- Vice-Chair - EPP Group Presidency
- Vice-Chair - EPP Group Bureau
MY WORK IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
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BRU:
SPINELLI 14E254 (ALTIERO SPINELLI)
Parlement européen
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles / Brussel
BRU:
SPINELLI 14E254 (ALTIERO SPINELLI)
Parlement européen
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles / Brussel
STR:
WEISS T08017 (LOUISE WEISS)
Parlement européen
Allée du Printemps
BP 1024/F
F-67070 Strasbourg cedex
