Brian Stanley (politician)
Brian Stanley (born 12 January 1961) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency since the 2020 general election. [1]
Brian Stanley | |
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| Chair of the Public Accounts Committee | |
| Assumed office July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Seán Fleming |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Laois–Offaly |
| In office February 2016 – February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Laois |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1961 Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Dwane Stanley |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Dublin Institute of Technology |
He is the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee since July 2020. It is the first time a Sinn Féin TD has held the role. [2]
He was previously a TD for the Laois constituency from 2016 to 2020, and for Laois–Offaly from 2011 to 2016.
He had contested the seat unsuccessfully at the 2002 and 2007 general elections.[3]
Stanley was elected at the 1999 local elections as a member of Port Laoise Town Council, and was re-elected in 2004, and in 2009.[3] He was elected as a member of Laois County Council for the Port Laoise local electoral area at the 2004 local elections, and was re-elected in 2009.[3] His wife, Caroline Dwane Stanley, is a member of Laois County Council.
In July 2020, Stanley was appointed as the chair of the high profile Public Accounts Committee.[2]
References
- "Brian Stanley". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "Brian Stanley TD appointed Chair of the Public Accounts Committee - Mary Lou McDonald TD". www.sinnfein.ie. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- "Brian Stanley". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
External links
| Oireachtas | ||
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| Preceded by John Moloney (Fianna Fáil) |
Sinn Féin Teachta Dála for Laois–Offaly 2011–present |
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