Imelda Henry (born 5 March 1967) is an Irish

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politician and former senator. She was elected to the

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in April 2011 on the

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. and lost her seat at the following election in April 2016. She was a member of

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from 2004 to 2011 for the Strandhill

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. Her father, Peter Henry, had previously been a member of the Council between 1985 and 1999. She was a candidate for the Sligo–North Leitrim constituency at the 2007 general election but was not elected. She also unsuccessfully contested the 2007 Seanad election. She was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Children between 2011 and 2016.

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Imelda Henry's page on the Fine Gael website
1967 births Living people Fine Gael senators Local councillors in County Sligo Members of the 24th Seanad 21st-century women members of Seanad Éireann {{Ireland-senator-stub