Gabrielle McFadden is an Irish former

Fine Gael Fine Gael (, ; English: "Family (or Tribe) of the Irish") is a liberal-conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Ireland. Fine Gael is currently the third-largest party in the Republic of Ireland in terms of members of Dáil � ...

politician who served as a Senator for the

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from 2016 to 2020. She served as a

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(TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency from 2014 to 2016. The by-election was caused by the death of her sister Nicky McFadden, who was a

TD. In December 2014, she was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee and to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. McFadden was a member of

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for the Athlone local electoral area from 2009 to 2014. She was the Mayor of Athlone from 2013 to 2014. She vacated her council seat before the Dáil by-election. She lost her Dáil seat at the 2016 general election. She was subsequently elected to

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for the

. She was 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.

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