Paul Gavan
Paul Gavan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Gavan in 2018 | |
| Senator | |
| In office 8 June 2016 – 30 January 2025 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1965 Limerick, Ireland |
| Party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Ursula Gavan |
| Education | University of Limerick |
Paul Gavan (born 29 November 1965) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as a senator for the Labour Panel from April 2016 to January 2025.[1][2]
He was the Sinn Féin Seanad spokesperson for Education and Workers Rights. He was also a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Gavan was an unsuccessful Sinn Féin candidate for the South constituency at the 2024 European Parliament election.[3][4] He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2024 general election for the Limerick City constituency.
His wife, Ursula Gavan, is a member of Limerick City and County Council.[5] She was elected as a Sinn Féin councillor at the 2024 local elections but resigned from the party in January 2025.[5]
He lost his seat at the 2025 Seanad election.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Paul Gavan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ↑ "Quarter of senate seats filled". RTÉ News. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ "Candidates for European Election". Cork City Returning Officer. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ "European Elections: South". RTÉ News. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- 1 2 "Family loyalty cited as Limerick Sinn Féin councillor resigns". Live95 FM. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.