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.
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. 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. She was elected as a Sinn Féin councillor at the 2024 local elections but resigned from the party in January 2025.
He lost his seat at the 2025 Seanad election.
References
- ↑ "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.