Hildegarde Naughton
Hildegarde Naughton was born in 1977 in Oranmore, Ireland. She is currently a primary school teacher as well as a senator representing the Fine Gael Party.
Political Career[edit]
In the 2009 local elections, Hildegarde Naughton was able to unseat the favourite John Mulholland and gain a seat in the city's West electoral arena. After her victory at the election, Naughton was made a director on Galway City Partnership Board. She was also a member of the Galway City Vocational Education Committee as well as Galway City Council's Transport Strategic Policy Committee. She was made mayor of Galway in 2011-2012. In July 2013, she was appointed to the Senate in order to replace Martin Mcaleese who had recently resigned from the Irish Upper House (Seanad Eireann).
Education[edit]
Naughton is able to speak fluent French.
Notable Work[edit]
In 2007, Naughton was responsible for coordinating the 2007 Telethon People in Need Campaign for Galway City and Council. The Campaign was a success as it managed to raise over 300,000 Euros for charities in the local area. Another notable achievement of Naughton's is that she is a classically trained soprano. In 2008 she won the Best Actress award for her role as Eliza Doolittle in the Galway Patrician Musical Societies production of 'My Fair Lady'.
