Mary Banotti

Mary Banotti

Member of the European Parliament
In office June 1984 – June 2004
Constituency	Dublin
Personal details
Born	Mary O'Mahony (1939-05-29) 29 May 1939 Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael
Relations	Nora Owen (Sister), Michael Collins (Grand-Uncle)
Board member of	International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC); Vice Chair

Mary Elizabeth Banotti (born 29 May 1939) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician.

Early life and education

Mary O'Mahony was born in Dublin. She is a sister of the former Cabinet Minister Nora Owen and a grand-niece of the Irish political leader and rebel Michael Collins.

Career

Following her education she worked as a nurse in North America, England, Italy and Africa^[1] before joining Irish Distillers as an occupational health nurse and Industrial Welfare Officer in 1972. She is divorced for many years from her Italian husband.

Between 1980 and 1984 she presented a weekly programme on social welfare rights and information on RTÉ television. Banotti unsuccessfully contested the Seanad Éireann elections of 1983 and the Dublin Central by-election the same year.^[2]

Politics

In 1984 she was elected to the European Parliament,^[1] representing Fine Gael in the Dublin constituency.^[3] She retained her seat until her retirement at the 2004 European elections.^[1] She was Fine Gael's candidate in the 1997 presidential election,^[1] coming second to Fianna Fáil's Mary McAleese. In 1999, She also was the UNFPA's Goodwill Ambassador on reproductive health.^[1]

Philanthropy

Banotti is a member and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), a global nonprofit organization that combats child sexual exploitation, child pornography, and child abduction.^[4]^[5]^[6]

She is also currently the Honorary President of Health First Europe, and a member of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems' board.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Board". IFES. 2009. Retrieved Oct 16, 2009.
↑ "Dublin Central by-election, November 1983". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
↑ "Mary Banotti". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
↑ "ICMEC Board Members". icmec.org.
↑ "The President of the European Parliament - Press Releases". europa.eu.
↑ "College scoops award". Independent.ie.

External links

European Parliament profile

« 1994–1999 « Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1999–2004) » 2004–2009 »

Connacht–Ulster	^†Pat the Cope Gallagher (FF / UEN) Joe McCartin (FG / EPP-ED) Dana Rosemary Scallon (IND / EPP-ED)

Dublin	Niall Andrews (FF / UEN) Mary Banotti (FG / EPP-ED) Proinsias De Rossa (LAB / PES) Patricia McKenna (GP / Greens–EFA)

Leinster	Nuala Ahern (GP / Greens–EFA) Avril Doyle (FG / EPP-ED) Jim Fitzsimons (FF / UEN) Liam Hyland (FF / UEN)

Munster	Gerry Collins (FF / UEN) Pat Cox (IND / ELDR) Brian Crowley (FF / UEN) John Cushnahan (FG / EPP-ED)

^†Substituted by Seán Ó Neachtain (FF / UEN) on 2 July 2002.

« 1989–1994 « Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1994–1999) » 1999–2004 »

Connacht–Ulster	Pat the Cope Gallagher (FF / UFE) Mark Killilea (FF / UFE) Joe McCartin (FG / EPP)

Dublin	Niall Andrews (FF / UFE) Mary Banotti (FG / EPP) Bernie Malone (LAB / PES) Patricia McKenna (GP / G)

Leinster	Nuala Ahern (GP / G) Jim Fitzsimons (FF / UFE) Alan Gillis (FG / EPP) Liam Hyland (FF / UFE)

Munster	Gerry Collins (FF / UFE) Pat Cox (IND / ELDR) Brian Crowley (FF / UFE) John Cushnahan (FG / EPP)

« 1984–1989 « Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1989–1994) » 1994–1999 »

Connacht–Ulster	Neil Blaney (IFF / RBW) Mark Killilea (FF / EDA) Joe McCartin (FG / EPP)

Dublin	Niall Andrews (FF / EDA) Mary Banotti (FG / EPP) ^†Proinsias De Rossa (WP / EUL) Barry Desmond (LAB / PES)

Leinster	Patrick Cooney (FG / EPP) Jim Fitzsimons (FF / EDA) Patrick Lalor (FF / EDA)

Munster	Pat Cox (PD / LDR) John Cushnahan (FG / EPP) Gene Fitzgerald (FF / EDA) Paddy Lane (FF / EDA) T. J. Maher (IND / LDR)

^†Substituted by Des Geraghty (DL / EUL) on 18 February 1992.

« 1979–1984 « Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1984–1989) » 1989–1994 »

Connacht–Ulster	Seán Flanagan (FF / EDA) Joe McCartin (FG / EPP) ^†Ray MacSharry (FF / EDA)

Dublin	Niall Andrews (FF / EDA) Mary Banotti (FG / EPP) Eileen Lemass (FF / EDA) ^‡Richie Ryan (FG / EPP)

Leinster	Mark Clinton (FG / EPP) Jim Fitzsimons (FF / EDA) Patrick Lalor (FF / EDA)

Munster	Sylvester Barrett (FF / EDA) Gene Fitzgerald (FF / EDA) T. J. Maher (IND / LDR) Tom O'Donnell (FG / EPP) Tom Raftery (FG / EPP)

^†Substituted by Mark Killilea (FF / EDA) on 23 March 1987 ^‡Substituted by Chris O'Malley (FG / EPP) on 3 June 1986

Fine Gael

History

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Leadership

Leaders	Eoin O'Duffy (1933–34) W. T. Cosgrave (1934–44) Richard Mulcahy (1944–59) James Dillon (1959–65) Liam Cosgrave (1965–77) Garret FitzGerald (1977–87) Alan Dukes (1987–90) John Bruton (1990–2001) Michael Noonan (2001–02) Enda Kenny (2002–present)

Deputy leaders	Peter Barry (1977–87) John Bruton (1987–90) Peter Barry (1991–93) Nora Owen (1993–2001) Jim Mitchell (2001–02) Richard Bruton (2002–10) James Reilly (2010–present)

Seanad leaders	Michael J. O'Higgins (1973–77) Patrick Cooney (1977–81) Gemma Hussey (1981–82) James Dooge (1982–87) Maurice Manning, (1987–2002) Brian Hayes (2002–07) Michael Finucane (2007) (acting) Frances Fitzgerald (2007–11) Maurice Cummins (2011–present)

Chairpersons	Kieran Crotty (1977–87) Donal Creed (1987–89) Tom Enright (1989–93) Michael Lowry (1993–94) Jim Higgins (1994–95) Phil Hogan (1995–2001) Pádraic McCormack (2001–02; 2010–11) Tom Hayes (2002–10) Charles Flanagan (2011–14) Dan Neville (2014–present)

Leadership elections

1987 (Dukes) 1990 (Bruton) 2001 (Noonan) 2002 (Kenny)

Party structures

Leader of Fine Gael Ardfheis Fine Gael Front Bench Young Fine Gael

Presidential candidates

Presidential candidates	Seán Mac Eoin (1945, 1959) Tom O'Higgins (1966, 1973) Austin Currie (1990) Mary Banotti (1997) Gay Mitchell (2011)

Unopposed presidential candidates with Fine Gael support	Douglas Hyde (1938) Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1974)

Elected representatives

Dáil Éireann	James Bannon Seán Barrett Tom Barry Pat Breen Richard Bruton Ray Butler Jerry Buttimer Catherine Byrne Ciarán Cannon Joe Carey Paudie Coffey Áine Collins Paul Connaughton, Jnr Noel Coonan Marcella Corcoran Kennedy Simon Coveney Michael Creed Jim Daly John Deasy Jimmy Deenihan Pat Deering Regina Doherty Paschal Donohoe Andrew Doyle Bernard Durkan Damien English Alan Farrell Frank Feighan Frances Fitzgerald Peter Fitzpatrick Charles Flanagan Brendan Griffin Noel Harrington Simon Harris Tom Hayes Martin Heydon Heather Humphreys Derek Keating Paul Kehoe Enda Kenny Seán Kyne Anthony Lawlor Helen McEntee Gabrielle McFadden Dinny McGinley Joe McHugh Tony McLoughlin Olivia Mitchell Mary Mitchell O'Connor Michelle Mulherin Dara Murphy Eoghan Murphy Dan Neville Michael Noonan Kieran O'Donnell Patrick O'Donovan Fergus O'Dowd John O'Mahony Joe O'Reilly John Perry John Paul Phelan James Reilly Michael Ring Alan Shatter David Stanton Liam Twomey Leo Varadkar

Seanad Éireann	Terry Brennan Colm Burke Paddy Burke Eamonn Coghlan Paul Coghlan Michael Comiskey Martin Conway Maurice Cummins Jim D'Arcy Michael W. D'Arcy Imelda Henry Cáit Keane Tony Mulcahy Michael Mullins Hildegarde Naughton Catherine Noone Pat O'Neill Tom Sheahan

European Parliament	Deirdre Clune Brian Hayes Seán Kelly Mairead McGuinness

Alliances

European	European People's Party

International	Centrist Democrat International

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