James Lawless
James Lawless | |
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Chair of the Committee on Justice | |
Assumed office 15 September 2020 | |
Preceded by | Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin |
Teachta Dála | |
Assumed office February 2016 | |
Constituency | Kildare North |
Personal details | |
Born | Wexford, Ireland | 19 August 1976
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse |
Ailish Lawless (m. 2002) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | |
Website | jameslawless |
James Lawless (born 19 August 1976) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency since the 2016 general election. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on Justice in September 2020.[1]
He was a member of Kildare County Council from 2014 to 2016.[2] He topped the poll in the 2014 local elections with 2,123 votes.[3] While a member of Kildare County Council, he served as Mayor of Naas prior to his election to Dáil Éireann.
He is a qualified barrister and also has degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin. He worked as a systems analyst in his early career.
In May 2016, he was appointed by the party leader Micheál Martin as Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Science, Technology, Research and Development. He was a member of the Energy and Communications Oireachtas Committee, and in February 2017, he was elected as Vice-Chair of that Committee. In February 2018, he was appointed a member of the Business, Enterprise and Innovation Oireachtas committee.
References
- ^ "James Lawless". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Election 2016: James Lawless". RTÉ. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "James Lawless". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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