Kathleen Lynch (politician)
| Kathleen Lynch | |
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Lynch in 2013
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| Minister of State for Primary Care, Mental Health and Disability |
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In office 10 March 2011 – 6 May 2016 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Finian McGrath |
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In office May 2002 – February 2016 |
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In office November 1994 – June 1997 |
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| Constituency | Cork North–Central |
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7 June 1953 Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic Left, Workers' Party |
| Spouse(s) | Bernard Lynch |
| Children | 4 |
Kathleen Lynch (born 7 June 1953) is an Irish Labour Party politician. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North–Central constituency and is the Minister of State for Primary Care, Mental Health and Disability.
Kathleen Lynch was born in Cork.
She first became involved in politics in 1985 when she was elected to Cork Corporation for the Workers' Party. She came to prominence as a campaigner against service charges being introduced by the corporation. When that party split in 1992, Lynch and other members of the Cork organisation were initially undecided as to their stance, but she subsequently decided to follow former party president Proinsias De Rossa and the bulk of the party's TDs into the new organisation which later took the name Democratic Left. Lynch was first elected to Dáil Éireann as Democratic Left TD for Cork North–Central at a by-election in 1994 caused by the death of Labour Party TD Gerry O'Sullivan. She lost her Dáil seat at the 1997 general election but was re-elected again at the 2002 general election, this time for the Labour Party following the merger of Democratic Left with that party in 1999.
She is married to Bernard Lynch and they have three daughters and one son. Bernard Lynch was a member of Official Sinn Féin. She is a sister-in-law to Ciarán Lynch who is a Labour Party TD for Cork South Central and of Cork City Council Councilor Catherine Clancy, who originally had been co-opted to replace her on the council.
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