Derek Nolan
| Derek Nolan | |
|---|---|
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| Teachta Dála | |
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In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Galway West |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 1982 (age 33) Galway, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | NUI Galway |
Derek Nolan (born October 1982) was an Irish Labour Party politician.[1][2] He was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency at the 2011 general election, He failed to hold his seat in the 2016 general election.[3]
Nolan attended Saint Michael's Boys' School, Mervue, and St. Mary's College, Galway. He won a seat on Galway City Council in June 2009, aged 26. He was a trainee solicitor when he contested the 2011 general election.[4] He was nominated to succeed Labour Party president Michael D. Higgins in the election to Dáil Éireann, in Galway West as a first time candidate.[5] He was a member of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee.
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election[3] and has decided that he now has to " get a job".[6]
References
- ↑ "Derek Nolan – Biography". Labour Party website. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ↑ "Mr. Derek Nolan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Derek Nolan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ↑ McDonald, Brian (8 February 2011). "Labour hopeful has big shoes to fill". Irish Independent.
- ↑ Siggins, Lorna (27 February 2011). "Labour leads in Galway West". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "Outgoing Galway West TD Derek Nolan: 'Now I have to look for a job'".
External links
| Oireachtas | ||
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| Preceded by Michael D. Higgins (Labour Party) |
Labour Party Teachta Dála for Galway West 2011–2016 |
Incumbent |