Chris O'Leary

Cllr Chris O'Leary
O'Leary in 2015
Lord Mayor of Cork
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2015
Preceded by	Mary Shields
Cork City Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2002
Constituency	Cork City South East
Personal details
Political party	Sinn Féin (2010–present)[1]
Other political affiliations	Independent (2009–10) Green Party (until 2009)

Chris O'Leary is a Sinn Féin Cork City Councillor and current Lord Mayor of Cork.^[2] With a background in community development projects,^[3] and a councillor since 2002, O'Leary left the Green Party in 2009,^[4] and was an independent councillor prior to joining Sinn Féin in 2010.^[5] He became Lord Mayor of Cork in June 2015,^[6] in the second year of a D'Hondt method rotation agreed for the office in 2014.^[7][8][9]

References

1. "ElectionsIreland.org > People > Chris O'Leary". Elections Ireland. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
2. "Cork elects first Sinn Féin lord mayor in 90 years". Irish Times. 13 June 2015.
3. "Ex-Green councillor to join Sinn Féin in Cork". Irish Times. 8 July 2010.
4. "Green councillor quits over party's Govt performance". BreakingNews.ie. 21 January 2009.
5. "Cork Councillor joins Sinn Féin". RTÉ News. 8 July 2010.
6. "Historic victory as Sinn Fein gets first lord mayor of Cork in 90 years". Irish Examiner. 13 June 2015.
7. "Cork city council opts for ‘inclusive’ d’Hondt system". Irish Times. 6 June 2014.
8. "Cork City Mayoral agreement is not a "pact" says Sinn Fein". TheCork.ie. 9 June 2014.
9. "O'Leary will be next Lord Mayor". Evening Echo. 21 March 2015.