Ciarán Lynch
Irish politician (born 1964)
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Ciarán Lynch (born 13 June 1964) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency from 2007 to 2016.[1]
Ciarán Lynch | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office May 2007 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Cork South-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1964 Cork, Ireland |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Spouse |
Ber Lynch (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Kathleen Lynch (sister-in-law) |
| Education | |
He was educated at University College Cork, studying social studies, and at the Waterford Institute of Technology, studying humanities. Lynch has been a member of the constituency executive since 1999. He works as an Adult Literacy Organiser in Cork and is married with two children.[2]
Lynch served as a member of Cork City Council from 2004 to 2007,[3] and was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2007 general election. He was re-elected at the 2011 general election. He was the Labour Party spokesperson on Housing and Local Government. Lynch launched the Simon Communities National Conference on Homelessness and Health in 2011.[4]
He is brother-in-law to Kathleen Lynch who was a Labour Party TD for Cork North-Central.[citation needed]
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[3]