Lucinda Creighton
| Lucinda Creighton | |
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| Leader of Renua Ireland | |
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In office 13 March 2015 – 14 May 2016 |
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| Deputy | Billy Timmins |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | John Leahy |
| Minister of State for European Affairs | |
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In office 10 March 2011 – 11 July 2013 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Dick Roche |
| Succeeded by | Paschal Donohoe |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office May 2007 – February 2016 |
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| Constituency | Dublin South-East |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 January 1980 Claremorris, Mayo, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Renua Ireland (since March 2015) |
| Other political affiliations |
Reform Alliance (2013–15), Fine Gael (until July 2013) |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Bradford |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Profession | Barrister |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | www |
Lucinda Creighton (born 20 January 1980) is a former Irish politician and leader of the party she helped found, Renua Ireland. Initially elected as a member of Fine Gael, she was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-East constituency from 2007 until 2016. She served as the Minister of State for European Affairs from March 2011 to July 2013, losing the party whip when she voted against the government's bill which demarcated the circumstances by which abortion could be legally carried out in the State. Following her resignation from Fine Gael in July 2013, she sat as an independent TD until March 2015 and the launch of Renua Ireland. She lost her seat at the 2016 general election and resigned as Renua leader in May 2016.
Creighton grew up in Claremorris, County Mayo where her father was a bookmaker and her mother was a teacher. She is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, where she gained a Bachelor of Laws in 2002. She was a member of the Trinity College branch of Young Fine Gael. In 2003, she qualified as an attorney-at-law for the state of New York. She was called to the Irish bar in 2005.
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