James Lawless (politician)

James Lawless TD


Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2016
Constituency	Kildare North
Personal details
Born	Wexford, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse(s)	Ailish Lawless
Children	2
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin King's Inns
Profession	Barrister
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Website	jameslawless.ie

James Lawless is a Fianna Fáil politician, and Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency, elected at the 2016 general election, on his first attempt.

He has been a member of Kildare County Council since 2014.^[1]

Whilst a member of Kildare County Council, James served as Mayor of Naas prior to his election to Dáil Eireann.

In May 2016 James was appointed by the party leader Micheál Martin TD as Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Science, Technology, Research and Development. He is a member of the Energy & Communications Oireachtas Committee.

References

↑ "Election 2016: James Lawless". RTÉ. 2016-02-28.

External links

Oireachtas
Preceded by Emmet Stagg (Labour)	Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Kildare North 2016–present	Incumbent

Current members of Dáil Éireann

As elected to the 32nd Dáil in 2016 Ceann Comhairle: Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Fine Gael (50)	Bailey Barrett Breen Brophy Bruton Burke C. Byrne Cannon Carey Corcoran Kennedy Coveney Creed J. Daly D'Arcy Deasy Deering R. Doherty Donohoe Doyle Durkan English Farrell Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Flanagan Griffin Harris Heydon Humphreys Kehoe E. Kenny§ Kyne Madigan McEntee McHugh McLoughlin Mitchell O'Connor D. Murphy Eoghan Murphy H. Naughton Neville Noonan O'Connell O'Donovan O'Dowd Phelan Ring Rock Stanton Varadkar

Fianna Fáil (43)	Aylward Brassil Breathnach Browne Butler T. Byrne Cahill Calleary Casey Cassells L. Chambers J. Chambers N. Collins Cowen Curran Dooley Fleming Gallagher Haughey Kelleher Lahart Lawless M. Martin§ McConalogue Michael McGrath McGuinness A. Moynihan M. Moynihan Murphy O'Mahony Eugene Murphy D. O'Brien O'Callaghan Ó Cuív O'Dea O'Keeffe O'Loughlin O'Rourke Rabbitte Scanlon Brendan Smith Smyth Troy

Sinn Féin (23)	Adams§ Brady Buckley Crowe Cullinane P. Doherty Ellis M. Ferris Funchion M. Kenny McDonald Mitchell Munster Nolan J. O'Brien Ó Broin Ó Caoláin Ó Laoghaire O'Reilly Ó Snodaigh Quinlivan Stanley Tóibín

Labour Party (7)	Burton Howlin§ Kelly J. O'Sullivan Penrose B. Ryan Sherlock

AAA–PBP (6)	Barry Boyd Barrett Coppinger G. Kenny P. Murphy Bríd Smith

Independents 4 Change (4)	Broughan J. Collins C. Daly Wallace

Green Party (2)	C. Martin E. Ryan§

Social Democrats (2)	C. Murphy§ Shortall§

Workers and Unemployed Action (1)	Healy§

Independent (19)	Canney^† M. Collins Connolly Donnelly Fitzmaurice^† Grealish Halligan^† Harty D. Healy-Rae M. Healy-Rae Lowry F. McGrath^† Mattie McGrath Moran^† D. Naughten M. O'Sullivan Pringle Ross^† Zappone

§Party leaders Italics = Ministers ^†Ind. Alliance

Fianna Fáil

History

Leadership

Leaders	Éamon de Valera (1926–59) Seán Lemass (1959–66) Jack Lynch (1966–79) Charles Haughey (1979–92) Albert Reynolds (1992–94) Bertie Ahern (1994–2008) Brian Cowen (2008–11) Micheál Martin (2011–present)

Deputy leaders	Joe Brennan (1973–77) George Colley (1977–82) Ray MacSharry (1982–83) Brian Lenihan, Snr (1983–90) John P. Wilson (1990–92) Bertie Ahern (1992–94) Mary O'Rourke (1994–2002) Brian Cowen (2002–08) Mary Coughlan (2008–11) Mary Hanafin (2011) Brian Lenihan, Jnr (2011) Éamon Ó Cuív (2011–12)

Seanad leaders	Eoin Ryan, Snr (1977–82) Mick Lanigan (1982–90) Seán Fallon (1990–92) G. V. Wright (1992–97) Donie Cassidy (1997–2002; 2007–11) Mary O'Rourke (2002–07) Darragh O'Brien (2011–2016) Catherine Ardagh (2016-present)

Secretary-Generals	Séamus Brennan (1973–79) Frank Wall (1981–91) Pat Farrell (1991–97) Seán Dorgan

Leadership elections

1959 (Lemass) 1966 (Lynch) 1979 (Haughey) 1992 (Reynolds) 1994 (Ahern) 2008 (Cowen) 2011 (Martin)

Party structures

Cumainn Leader of Fianna Fáil Ardfheis Fianna Fáil Front Bench Ógra Fianna Fáil

Presidential candidates

Presidential candidates (winners in bold)	Seán T. O'Kelly (1945) Éamon de Valera (1959, 1966) Erskine H. Childers (1973) Brian Lenihan, Snr (1990) Mary McAleese (1997)

Unopposed presidential candidates with Fianna Fáil support	Douglas Hyde (1938) Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1974) Patrick Hillery (1976)

Elected representatives

Dáil Éireann	Aylward Brassil Breathnach Browne Butler Byrne Cahill Calleary Casey Cassells J. Chambers L. Chambers Collins Cowen Curran Dooley Fleming Gallagher Haughey Kelleher Lahart Lawless Martin McConalogue McGrath McGuinness A. Moynihan M. Moynihan Murphy Murphy-O'Mahony O'Brien O'Callaghan Ó Cuív O'Dea O'Keeffe O'Loughlin O'Rourke Rabbitte Scanlon Smith Smyth Troy

Seanad Éireann	Ardagh Clifford-Lee M. Daly P. Daly Davitt Gallagher Horkan Leyden Murane-O'Connor Ó Domhnaill O'Donovan O'Sullivan Swanick Wilson

Alliances

European	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

International	Liberal International (observer)

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