Christopher O'Sullivan (born 2 June 1982) is an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christian- ...

politician who has been a

Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ''Member of Parli ...

(TD) for the Cork South-West constituency since the

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Early and personal life

O'Sullivan is a law graduate of the University of Limerick. His father,

Christy O'Sullivan Christy O'Sullivan (born 27 November 1948) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 2007 to 2011. From Clonakilty in County Cork, O'Sullivan first stood for public offic ...

, served as a Fianna Fáil TD from 2007 to 2011.

Political career

Cork County Council

O'Sullivan was co-opted onto

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in 2007, replacing his father, Christy O'Sullivan. He was subsequently re-elected in the

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and

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local elections. He served as Mayor of Cork County Council from 2019 to 2020. Deirdre Kelly was co-opted to O'Sullivan's seat on Cork County Council following his election to the Dáil.

Dáil Éireann

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

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