Anthony Lawlor (born 13 June 1959) is an Irish former

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politician who served as a

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for the

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from 2018 to 2020. He served as a

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(TD) for the Kildare North constituency from 2011 to 2016.

Early life

A son of Tony and

Patsy Lawlor Patsy Lawlor (17 March 1933 – 19 December 1997) was an Irish politician, nurse and businesswoman. She was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Cultural and Educational Panel in 1981 as a Fine Gael member. She lost her seat at the 1983 Seanad elec ...

, he was educated at

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Agricultural College,

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and

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. He was co-opted to

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in 1998, following the death of his mother Patsy. He was elected in

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as an Independent Councillor for the

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local electoral area. He did not stand for election in

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. In

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, he was re-elected as a Councillor, this time as a member of Fine Gael.

Politics

Lawlor was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the Kildare North constituency at the 2011 general election. On 11 December 2012, Lawlor introduced a bill in the

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intended to outlaw the

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of vehicle

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s, which is not currently illegal in Ireland. He lost his seat at the 2016 general election. He subsequently failed to get elected to

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in April 2016. He was elected to

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on the

in a by-election on 27 April 2018. The vacancy was caused by the resignation of Senator

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (; born 14 March 1968) is a former Irish politician who has served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2011 to 2018. Ó Clochartaigh was born and raised in Huddersfield, England. His parents came from the Connemara ...

. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Kildare North at the 2020 general election. He did not contest the 2020 Seanad election.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawlor, Anthony 1959 births Living people Alumni of University College Dublin Alumni of Maynooth University Fine Gael TDs Independent politicians in Ireland Irish farmers Local councillors in County Kildare Members of the 31st Dáil Politicians from County Kildare Members of the 25th Seanad Fine Gael senators

Early life

Politics

See also

References