Jennifer Whitmore

Jennifer Whitmore is an Irish Social Democrats politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency since the 2020 general election.[1][2]

Jennifer Whitmore

TD
Whitmore in 2020
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyWicklow
Personal details
BornWexford, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySocial Democrats
Spouse(s)Tony Whitmore
Children4
Alma mater
Websitejenniferwhitmore.ie

Early life and education

Whitmore is from Wexford. She gained two diplomas at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and later graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Science and Ecology from the University of Ulster. During the ten years she resided in Australia, she studied Environmental Law at the University of Sydney.[3]

Career

Whitmore has worked in both local and international ecology and environmentalism as well as with the Government of New South Wales, Australia. In 2015, she founded the East Wicklow Rivers Trust.

She was elected to represent the Greystones local electoral area on the Wicklow County Council, following the 2014 local elections. In July 2015, she helped co-found the Social Democrats as a party and is the party's Spokesperson for Children.[4]

Whitmore was elected as a Social Democrats TD for the Wicklow constituency following the 2020 general election. In the election, she came ahead of former Social Democrats TD and leader Stephen Donnelly who left the party after just one year, citing difficulties in cooperating with the other leaders.[5] Jodie Neary was co-opted to Whitmore's seat on Wicklow County Council following her election to the Dáil.

Personal life

Whitmore lives in Delgany with her husband Tony and their four children.[2]

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References
  1. "Jennifer Whitmore". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. O'Brien, Carl (11 February 2020). "Election 2020: Jennifer Whitmore (Social Democrats)". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. "About". Jennifer Whitmore. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. "Whitmore will be candidate in the next General Election". Bray People. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2020. Cllr Whitmore is a founding member of the Social Democrats and has represented the people of the Greystones Municipal District as a councillor since 2014.
  5. Doyle, Kevin (5 September 2016). "'Some partnerships simply don't work' - Stephen Donnelly quits Social Democrats in major blow for party". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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