Mary Mitchell O'Connor
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Mary Mitchell O'Connor TD |
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| Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation | |
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Assumed office 6 May 2016 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Richard Bruton |
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Assumed office February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Dún Laoghaire |
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Mary Catherine Mitchell 10 June 1959 Milltown, Galway, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Carysfort College |
| Alma mater | Mary Immaculate College |
| Website | www |
Mary Catherine Mitchell O'Connor (born 10 June 1959) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation since May 2016. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) since 2011, currently for the Dún Laoghaire constituency.
She was born in Milltown, County Galway. She graduated from Carysfort College and worked as a teacher. She was appointed principal of Scoil Cholmcille, Skryne, County Meath. In 1999, she became school principal at The Harold School, a position she held until her election to the Dáil.
In 2004, as a Progressive Democrats (PD) candidate, she was elected to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. As a Councillor, she campaigned against the reintroduction of university fees, against the budget-related increase in pupil-teacher ratios. She also took part in the Sandycove Tidy Towns campaign.
In 2006, when the Maritime Museum closed, she called on the council to financially support it.
In December 2007, she resigned from the Progressive Democrats and joined Fine Gael. Welcoming her to the party, Enda Kenny said that it was "the first move by a PD public representative to join an alternative party since the general election". Mitchell O'Connor said that she "made a decision on how best to represent the people that elected me". In 2008–09, she was Chairperson of Dún Laoghaire Area Committee for Transport, Economic Development and Planning.
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