Christopher O'Sullivan

Christopher O'Sullivan is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency since the 2020 general election.[1] He served on the Cork County Council for the Skibbereen–West Cork local electoral area from 2009 to 2020. He served as Mayor of Cork County Council from 2019 to 2020.

For his father, see Christy O'Sullivan.
Christopher O'Sullivan

TD
O'Sullivan in 2020
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyCork South-West
Personal details
BornCork, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFianna Fáil
Domestic partnerHolly Cairns
ParentsChristy O'Sullivan
Alma materUniversity of Limerick

Early Life

O'Sullivan is a law graduate of the University of Limerick.[2]

Political Career

Councillor and Mayor (2007-2020)

O'Sullivan was co-opted onto Cork County Council in 2007, replacing his father, Christy O'Sullivan. He was subsequently reelected in the 2009, 2014 and 2019 local elections.[3] He served as Mayor of Cork County Council from 2019 to 2020.[2] Deirdre Kelly was co-opted to O'Sullivan's seat on Cork County Council following his election to the Dáil.

TD

O'Sullivan was elected to the 33rd Dail at the 2020 general election, taking the second seat in the Cork South-West Constituency.[4] He received 6,292 first preference votes, taking 14.12% of first presences votes overall.[5]

Personal life

His father, Christy O'Sullivan,[6] served as a Fianna Fáil TD from 2007 to 2011. His partner is Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns. They were both elected for the same consitiuency in 2020.[7]

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See also

References
  1. "Christopher O'Sullivan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. Friday; June 07; Pm, 2019-06:15 (2019-06-07). "Poll topping Christopher O'Sullivan elected Mayor of County Cork". www.irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "ElectionsIreland.org: Christopher O'Sullivan". electionsireland.org. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  4. Baker, Noel. "Election 2020: Christopher O'Sullivan (Fianna Fáil)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  5. "ElectionsIreland.org: 33rd Dáil - Cork South West First Preference Votes". electionsireland.org. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  6. Friday; January 31; Am, 2020-05:30 (2020-01-31). "On the Canvass: Like father like son as O'Sullivan presses the flesh with constituents". www.irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. O'Riordan, Sean (9 January 2020). "Boyfriend and girlfriend to go head to head at the ballot box in next election". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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