Alice Mary Higgins
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Senator Alice Mary Higgins |
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| Senator | |
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Assumed office 27 April 2016 |
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| Constituency | National University of Ireland |
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| Born |
Alice Mary Higgins 17 June 1975 Galway, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
The Civil Engagement group |
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| Website | www |
Alice Mary Higgins (born 17 June 1975) is a policy analyst and independent politician. She is the campaigns and policy officer at the National Women's Council of Ireland and a board member of the European Women's Lobby, and was elected to Seanad Éireann in 2016. She is a member of The Civil Engagement group in the 25th Seanad.
Higgins reads English and philosophy at University College Dublin, and took an MPhil in theatre and cultural studies at Trinity College, Dublin and a Fulbright MA in sociology at The New School in New York City. She stood for election to Seanad Éireann on the National University of Ireland panel in April 2016 and was elected to the third and final seat on the 28th count.
Her father, Michael D., a former Labour Party politician, is the ninth and current President of Ireland.
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