Ivana Bacik
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Senator Ivana Bacik |
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| Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad | |
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Assumed office 25 May 2011 |
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| Leader |
Eamon Gilmore Joan Burton Brendan Howlin |
| Preceded by | Phil Prendergast |
| Deputy Leader of Seanad Éireann | |
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In office 25 May 2011 – 6 May 2016 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Leader | Maurice Cummins |
| Preceded by | Dan Boyle |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Noone |
| Senator | |
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Assumed office 24 July 2007 |
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| Constituency | University of Dublin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ivana Catherine Bacik 25 May 1968 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Domestic partner | Henry Byrne |
| Relations | Charles Bacik (Grandfather) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Alexandra College |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | www |
Ivana Catherine Bacik (born 25 May 1968) is an Irish politician who has been Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad since 2011 and a Senator for the University of Dublin since 2007. She served as Deputy Leader of Seanad Éireann from 2011 to 2016.
She has been Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) Law School since 1996, and was a made a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin in 2005. She was elected a Senator for the University of Dublin constituency of Seanad Éireann in July 2007.
She has an LL.B. from TCD and an LL.M. from the London School of Economics. She practises as a barrister, and teaches courses in Criminal law; Criminology and Penology; and Feminist Theory and Law at Trinity. Her research interests include criminal law and criminology, constitutional law, feminist theories and law, human rights and equality issues in law. She is known in particular for her pro-choice campaigning since the 1980s, and her high media profile.
Her family name is of Czech origin. Her paternal grandfather, Karel Bacik, a Czech factory owner, moved to Ireland with his young family when the Communists began to take over private businesses. He eventually settled in Waterford and in 1947 was involved in the establishment of Waterford Crystal. Her mother's side of the family are Murphys from County Clare.
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