Lisa Chambers

Lisa Chambers
TD
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2016
Constituency Mayo
Mayo County Councillor
In office
2014–2016
Constituency Castlebar
Personal details
Born (1986-08-24) 24 August 1986
Castlebar, Mayo, Ireland
Political party Fianna Fáil
Alma mater University College, Galway
University College Dublin
King's Inns
Occupation Barrister
Website lisachambers.ie
Military service
Allegiance  Ireland
Service/branch Army Reserve
Years of service 2002–2016
Rank Second lieutenant

Lisa Chambers is a Fianna Fáil politician, and Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency, elected at the Irish general election, 2016, on her second attempt.

Chambers lives in Castlebar, and practises as a barrister. She was a member of Mayo County Council from the 2014 local election until being elected to the Dáil.[1] She is not related to Fianna Fáil politicians Frank Chambers[2] or Jack Chambers.[3]

Chambers was a member of the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) for 13 years, having joined as a teenager during secondary school. Chambers became an officer in the Army Reserve, serving as a second lieutenant, but was required to relinquish her service upon being elected to the Dáil.[4][5]

References

  1. "Election 2016: Chambers". RTÉ. 2016-02-28.
  2. "Lisa i have not quit fianna fil [sic]". The Connaught Telegraph. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2016. This is a different lady and is not a relation of mine. ... She is the daughter of former Fianna Fáil Senator Frank Chambers
  3. Dillon, Fiona (March 2016). "'I will get my hair cut when I get a chance' - Fianna Fail TD Jack Chambers on social media abuse". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 March 2016. One of the other new Fianna Fail TDs to be elected under the age of 30 is Lisa Chambers (29) from Castlebar, but they are not directly related, even though they would both have some family roots in the town of Newport.
  4. McQuinn, Cormac (10 March 2016). "Meet your 52 new TDs: lawyers, teachers, a techno DJ". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. O'Connell, Hugh (16 March 2016). "The Fianna Fáil surge: How this new TD upset the odds in Enda’s backyard". thejournal.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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