Peadar Tóibín
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Peadar Tóibín TD |
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| Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht | |
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Assumed office 11 May 2016 |
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| Leader | Gerry Adams |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Teachta Dála | |
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Assumed office February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Meath West |
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| Born |
19 June 1974 Drogheda, Louth, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Peadar Tóibín ([ˈpad̪əɾ t̪ˠoːˈbʲiːnʲ]; born 19 June 1974) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath West constituency, upon being elected at the 2011 general election.
At the 2004 local elections he stood unsuccessfully for Navan Town Council, and for the Navan electoral area of Meath County Council. He was co-opted onto the Navan Town Council in November 2007, and held that seat at the 2009 local elections, when he was again unsuccessful in the County Council election.
He is a business consultant and Chairperson of the Save Navan Hospital Campaign. He has a degree in Economics and Politics from University College Dublin (UCD) and was an active member of the Kevin Barry Cumann during his time there.
Tóibín was suspended from the Sinn Féin parliamentary party for six months when he defied the party whip by voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013.
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