Gabrielle McFadden

Gabrielle McFadden is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from April 2016 to March 2020.[1] She previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency from 2014 to 2016.[2]

Gabrielle McFadden
Senator
In office
27 April 2016 – 27 March 2020
ConstituencyCultural and Educational Panel
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2014 – February 2016
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
Personal details
BornAthlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse(s)Brian McClean (m. 1997)
RelationsNicky McFadden (Sister)
Children2
Alma materAthlone Institute of Technology

The by-election was caused by the death of her sister Nicky McFadden, who was a Fine Gael TD. In December 2014, she was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee and to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality.[3]

McFadden was a member of Westmeath County Council for the Athlone local electoral area from 2009 to 2014.[4] She was the Mayor of Athlone from 2013 to 2014. She vacated her council seat before the Dáil by-election.[5]

She lost her Dáil seat at the 2016 general election.[4] She was subsequently appointed as a nominee of Taoiseach Enda Kenny to Seanad Éireann for the Cultural and Educational Panel.[3] She is the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Defence. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the Longford–Westmeath constituency at the 2020 general election. She lost her Seanad seat at the 2020 Seanad election

References
  1. "Gabrielle McFadden". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. "McFadden and Coppinger win by-elections". RTÉ News. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. "Gabrielle McFadden 'Honoured' To Take Up Oireachtas Committee Positions". Midlands Radio. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. "Gabrielle McFadden". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. Walsh, Alan (6 May 2014). "Cllr Gabrielle McFadden 'to concentrate exclusively' on becoming Longford/Westmeath's newest TD". Longford Leader. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
Oireachtas
Preceded by
Nicky McFadden
(Fine Gael)		 Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Longford–Westmeath
2014–2016		 Succeeded by
Kevin "Boxer" Moran
(Ind)
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