Английская Википедия:Helen Keogh

Материал из Онлайн справочника
Перейти к навигацииПерейти к поиску

Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Hiberno-English Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Helen Catherine Anne Keogh (born 3 June 1951) is an Irish businesswoman, and former Fine Gael politician who was Chief Executive of World Vision Ireland from 2003 until May 2018. She previously served as a Senator from 1989 to 1992 and 1997 to 2002 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1992 to 1997.

A former teacher, guidance counsellor and businesswoman, Keogh was an unsuccessful Progressive Democrats candidate at the 1987 general election, the first election after the party was founded. She did not contest the 1989 general election but was nominated as a member of the 19th Seanad by Taoiseach Charles Haughey.

She was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Progressive Democrats TD for the Dún Laoghaire constituency at the 1992 general election.[1] She lost her seat at the 1997 general election to Monica Barnes of Fine Gael. She was then nominated by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to the 21st Seanad.

She joined Fine Gael in 2000 and unsuccessfully stood for election in both the 2002 general election and the 2002 Seanad election.[2]

She was elected to Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council in 1991 and re-elected in 1999, serving until 2004. She ran unsuccessfully for the Seanad for the National University of Ireland constituency in 2011.

She was appointed chairperson of the board of Dóchas, the Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations, in 2006 and was elected for a second term of office in 2008.

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Шаблон:Dún Laoghaire (Dáil constituency)/TDs Шаблон:Members of the 19th Seanad Шаблон:Members of the 21st Seanad Шаблон:Authority control