Ann Leonard
Ann Leonard | |
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| Senator | |
| In office 17 September 1997 – 12 September 2002 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1969 County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
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Ann Leonard (born 2 January 1969) is a former Fianna Fáil politician from County Monaghan in Ireland.[1] She was a senator from 1997 to 2002, and is the daughter of Jimmy Leonard, a former Teachta Dála (TD) for Cavan–Monaghan.[2]
A paediatric nurse and midwife, Leonard unsuccessfully contested the 1997 general election in the Cavan–Monaghan constituency, and after her defeat she was nominated by the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, to the 21st Seanad. At the 1999 local elections, she was elected to Monaghan County Council for the Clones electoral area, but stood down from the council at the 2004 local elections and did not stand in any further elections.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Ann Leonard". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- ^ "Taoiseachs nominations to Seanad Éireann". Department of the Taoiseach. 12 September 1997. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- ^ "Ann Leonard". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Fianna Fáil senators
- Members of the 21st Seanad
- 20th-century women members of Seanad Éireann
- 21st-century women members of Seanad Éireann
- Members of Monaghan County Council
- Irish nurses
- Irish midwives
- Nominated members of Seanad Éireann
- Health professionals from County Monaghan
- Fianna Fáil candidates in Dáil elections
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