Ciarán Cuffe

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Ciarán Cuffe (born 1963) is an Irish Green Party politician. He is currently the party spokesperson on Justice, Equality & Law Reform and the Environment, Heritage & Local Government and is a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dún Laoghaire.

Born in Shankill, Dublin, Ciarán Cuffe went to school at the Children's House Montessori School in Stillorgan, Gonzaga College in Ranelagh, University of Maine at Orono USA, University College Dublin, and the University of Venice, Italy. He joined the Green Party in 1982, and campaigned with Students Against the Destruction of Dublin in the 1980's. He has degrees in architecture, and town planning from University College Dublin. Cuffe was twice elected to Dublin City Council in 1991 and 1999. He lectured in urban planning at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street prior to his election to the Dáil in the May 2002 General Election.

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