Dáil Éireann Members' Directory
Chronology of Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas
Dáil Éireann 1919 - 2017
Seanad Éireann 1922 - 2017
Ms. Mary O'Rourke
(31/05/1937 - )
Profession: Full Time Public Representative formerly Teacher
Party: Fianna_Fáil (Fianna_Fáil members of the 26th Dáil)
- House: 30th Dáil
- Constituency: Longford -Westmeath
- Period: 2007-2011
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 22nd Seanad
- Constituency: Nominated by the Taoiseach
- Period: 2002-2007
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 21st Seanad
- Constituency: Nominated by the Taoiseach
- Period: 1997-2002
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 26th Dáil
- Constituency: Longford -Westmeath
- Period: 1989-1992
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 25th Dáil
- Constituency: Longford -Westmeath
- Period: 1987-1989
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 24th Dáil
- Constituency: Longford -Westmeath
- Period: 1982-1987
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 16th Seanad
- Constituency: Cultural and Educational Panel
- Period: 1982-1982
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
- House: 15th Seanad
- Constituency: Cultural and Educational Panel
- Period: 1981-1982
- Party: Fianna_Fáil
Address
Asling
Arcadia
Athlone
County Westmeath
Details
Born: Athlone
24th Dáil - She was elected on the [24 November 1982]
25th Dáil - Minister for Education [10 March 1987 to 12 July 1989]
26th Dáil - Minister for Education [12 July 1989 to 14 November 1991]
Minister for Health [14 November 1991 to 11 February 1992]
Minister of State at the Department of Industry and Commerce [13 February 1992 to 12 January 1993]
27th Dáil - Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise and Employment [14 January 1993 to 15 December 1994]
28th Dáil - Minister of Transport Energy and Communications [26 June 1997 to 6 June 2002] [change of Department name to Public Enterprise with effect from 12 July 1997]
21st Seanad - Nominated on 22 May 2002
22nd Seanad - Nominated on 26 July2002
Appointed Leader of Seanad Éireann September 2002