Frank O'Rourke TD |
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Teachta Dála | |
Assumed office February 2016 |
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Constituency | Kildare North |
Personal details | |
Born |
Sligo, Ireland |
11 June 1969
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse(s) | Deirdre O'Rourke |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Institute of Technology, Sligo |
Website | votefrankorourke |
Frank O'Rourke (born 11 May 1969) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency, taking his seat after the 2016 general election.
A native of Co. Leitrim, Frank was first co-opted onto Kildare County Council in January 2011 to replace Paul Kelly. He retained his seat in the 2014 Local Elections, topping the poll in the Celbridge-Lexlip LEA with 1814 first preference votes. In the 2016 General Election, he was elected by the people of Kildare North to Dáil Éireann and was subsequently appointed as Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Financial Services, eGovernment and Procurement by party leader Michéal Martin. He lives in Celbridge with his wife and daughter.