Marian McGennis

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Marian McGennis (born November 1953) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician.

McGennis unsuccessfully contested the Dublin North constituency at the 1992 general election, and was then nominated to the 20th Seanad by Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, where she served from 1993 to 1997.

She first elected to Dáil Éireann as a TD for Dublin Central at the 1997 General Election. The constituency boundaries were changed before the 2002 General Election and she instead contested the Dublin South Central constituency which had gained an extra seat. However, she failed to be re-elected.

McGennnis was a member of Dublin County Council from 1985–1991, and of Fingal County Council from 1993–1998. She was elected to Dublin City Council 1999 as a Councillor for Ballyfermot, but was defeated at the 2004 local elections.

She was educated at St Patrick's College, Maynooth.

[edit] External links

Marian McGennis's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)
Centre for the Advancement of Women in Politics: Marian McGennis

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Administrative Panel	Louis Belton (FG) • Joe Doyle (FG) • Tom Enright (FG) • Michael Finneran (FF) • Michael O'Kennedy (FF) • Jan O'Sullivan (Lab) • Dick Roche (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paddy Burke (FG) • Michael Calnan (Lab) • Brendan Daly (FF) • Michael D'Arcy (FG) • John Dardis (PD) • John V. Farrelly (FG) • Tom Fitzgerald (FF) • Rory Kiely (FF) • Patrick McGowan (FF) • Liam Naughten (FG) • Francis O'Brien (FF)

Cultural & Educational Panel	Mary Kelly (Lab) • Maurice Manning (FG) • Paschal Mooney (FF) • Ann Ormonde (FF) • Madeleine Taylor-Quinn (FG)

Industrial & Commercial Panel	Cathy Honan (PD) • Eddie Bohan (FF) • Liam T. Cosgrave (FG) • Sean Fallon (FF) • William Farrell (FF) • Ann Gallagher (Lab) • Michael Howard (FG) • Mick Lanigan (FF) • Gerry Reynolds (FG)

Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) • Bill Cotter (FG) • Denis Cregan (FG) • Frank Fahey (FF) • Dan Kiely (FF) • Joe Sherlock (Lab) • Don Lydon (FF) • Sean Maloney (Lab) • Jarlath McDonagh (FG) • Brian Mullooly (FF) • Dan Neville (FG)

National University of Ireland	Joe Lee (Ind) • Joe O'Toole (Ind) • Feargal Quinn (Ind)

University of Dublin	Mary Henry (Ind) • David Norris (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Sean Byrne (FF) • Bill Cashin (Lab) • Brian Crowley (FF) • Brian Hillery (FF) • Billy Kelleher (FF) • Patrick Magner (Lab) • Marian McGennis (FF) • Jim Townsend (Lab) • Jack Wall (Lab) • Gordon Wilson (Ind) • G. V. Wright (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1994 Edward Haughey (FF) • Michael Mulcahy (FF) • 1996 Sam McAughtry (Ind) • January 1997 Denis Naughten (FG) • July 1997 Tom Berkery (FF) • Niamh Bhreathnach (Lab) • Niamh Cosgrave (FG) • Michael Enright (DL) • Aidan O'Connor (FG)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • PD: Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent