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She was born in Dundalk in 1944. She is married to Mr. Padraic White and they have one daughter, Clionadh. She is the Seanad Spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in Seanad Éireann.
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Mary White (November 24, 1948) is an Irish politician and businesswoman.
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== Political Career ==
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She was elected to the Irish Senate in 2002 for the Fianna Fáil party, and then re-elected in 2007 and in 2011. She is the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in Seanad Éireann.
  
 
== Education ==
 
== Education ==
She was educated in St. Malachy’s National School, Dundalk, Co. Louth and at the Holy Family Convent National and Secondary Schools in Droichead Nua, Co. Kildare. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Politics from UCD and a Higher Diploma in Architectural Technology from the Dublin Institute of Technology.
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She has got a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Politics from UCD and a Higher Diploma in Architectural Technology from the Dublin Institute of Technology.
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== Further informations ==
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Mary White is known for her commitment to advancing the peace process in the North of Ireland, having meetings with ex-prisoners of both sides. She has campaigned on issues such as childcare provision, discrimination against our ageing fellow citizens, suicide prevention and women in enterprise.
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== External links ==
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[http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&MemberID=2011&ConstID=207 Mary White - Oireachtas]
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[http://www.senatormarywhite.ie/ Mary White personal website]
  
== Political Career ==
 
  
    Member of Fianna Fáil since 1983;
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[[Category: Irish Parliamentarians - Dáil Éireann]]
    Member of the Fianna Fáil National Executive 1993 – 1998, 2004 – Present;
 
    Member of the Irish Exporters Association;
 
    Council Member of Institute of International Trade of Ireland;
 
    Member of the Marketing Institute of Ireland;
 
    Member of the Higher Education Authority 1990 – 1995;
 
    Member of the Board of the National College of Art and Design 1993 – 1996;
 
    Member of the Dublin City Enterprise Board Evaluation Committee 1993 – 1997;
 
    Elected member to the Council of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce 1996 – 2001;
 
    Chairwoman of Presidents Award – Gaisce 1999 – 2001;
 
    Board Member of An Bord Bia, 1997 – 2002;
 
    Elected member of Seanad Éireann in July 2002;
 
    Re-elected to Seanad Éireann in July 2007, and subsequently in April 2011;
 
    Currently the Seanad spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in Seanad Éireann;
 
    Only Dublin FF Oireachtas Respresentative south of the River Liffey
 
  
== External links ==
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[[Category: Irish Parliamentarians - Seanad Éireann‎]]
http://www.senatormarywhite.ie/about/
 

Latest revision as of 12:26, 10 June 2015

Mary White (November 24, 1948) is an Irish politician and businesswoman.

Political Career[edit]

She was elected to the Irish Senate in 2002 for the Fianna Fáil party, and then re-elected in 2007 and in 2011. She is the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in Seanad Éireann.

Education[edit]

She has got a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Politics from UCD and a Higher Diploma in Architectural Technology from the Dublin Institute of Technology.

Further informations[edit]

Mary White is known for her commitment to advancing the peace process in the North of Ireland, having meetings with ex-prisoners of both sides. She has campaigned on issues such as childcare provision, discrimination against our ageing fellow citizens, suicide prevention and women in enterprise.

External links[edit]

Mary White - Oireachtas

Mary White personal website