Pearse Doherty

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Pearse Doherty
Doherty in 2006.
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office  24 July 2007
Donegal County Councillor
In office 11 June 2004 – 24 July 2007
Born	1978 Donegal, Ireland
Political party	Sinn Féin
Spouse	Roísín Doherty
Website	Site

Pearse Doherty (Irish: Piaras Ó Dochartaigh; born 1978) is a Sinn Féin politician and a member of the 23rd Seanad. He failed to win a Dáil seat at the 2007 general election in the Donegal South West constituency, when he received 8,462 first preferences, up from 2,697 in the 2002 general election. Based on this showing, he is widely tipped to push the incumbent TDs for a seat in the next general election. He was elected to the Seanad in July 2007, aided by a voting pact between Sinn Féin and the Labour Party.

Doherty was born in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. A civil engineer by profession, a member of Sinn Féin since 1994 he has served on the national executive of Ógra Shinn Féin. Doherty is a committed Irish speaker and a member of MIJAG, the national group that campaigns against the high cost of motor insurance. He is involved in many campaigns working to bring forward innovative proposals to develop the North West of Ireland as a whole and one of his main priorities is job creation.

Doherty was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2004 European Parliament election for the Ireland North West constituency.

[edit] External links

• Pearse Doherty's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)

v • d • e « 22nd Seanad «   Members of the 23rd Seanad Éireann (2007–)   » 24thSeanad » Cathaoirleach Pat Moylan (FF) • Leader of the Seanad Donie Cassidy (FF) Administrative Panel Mark Daly (FF) • Paschal Donohoe (FG) • Camillus Glynn (FF) • Tony Kett (FF) • Nicky McFadden (FG) • Brendan Ryan (Lab) • Diarmuid Wilson (FF) Agricultural Panel Paul Bradford (FG) • Paddy Burke (FG) • Peter Callanan (FF) • John Carty (FF) • Pearse Doherty (SF) • Alan Kelly (Lab) • Pat Moylan (FF) • Francis O'Brien (FF) • John Paul Phelan (FG) • Eugene Regan (FG) • Jim Walsh (FF) Cultural and Educational Panel Cecilia Keaveney (FF) • Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) • Ann Ormonde (FF) • Liam Twomey (FG) • Alex White (Lab) Industrial and Commercial Panel Larry Butler (FF) • Paudie Coffey (FG) • Paul Coghlan (FG) • Dominic Hannigan (Lab) • Marc MacSharry (FF) • Denis O'Donovan (FF) • Joe O'Reilly (FG) • Kieran Phelan (FF) • Mary White (FF) Labour Panel Jerry Buttimer (FG) • Donie Cassidy (FF) • Maurice Cummins (FG) • Geraldine Feeney (FF) • Frances Fitzgerald (FG) • John Gerard Hanafin (FF) • Fidelma Healy Eames (FG) • Terry Leyden (FF) • Michael McCarthy (Lab) • Ned O'Sullivan (FF) • Phil Prendergast (Lab) National University of Ireland Rónán Mullen (Ind) • Joe O'Toole (Ind) • Feargal Quinn (Ind) University of Dublin Ivana Bacik (Ind) • David Norris (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind) Nominated by the Taoiseach Dan Boyle (GP) • Martin Brady (FF) • Ivor Callely (FF) • Ciarán Cannon (PD) • Maria Corrigan (FF) • Déirdre de Búrca (GP) • John Ellis (FF) • Eoghan Harris (Ind) • Lisa McDonald (FF) • Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) • Fiona O'Malley (PD) FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • GP: Green Party • PD: Progressive Democrats • Ind: Independent • SF: Sinn Féin

v • d • e Sinn Féin Elected Representatives Members of Dáil Eireann Martin Ferris • Arthur Morgan • Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin • Aengus Ó Snodaigh Members of Seanad Éireann Pearse Doherty Members of the European Parliament Bairbre de Brún • Mary Lou McDonald Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Gerry Adams • Martina Anderson • Cathal Boylan • Mickey Brady • Francis Brolly • Paul Butler • Willie Clarke • Pat Doherty • Michelle Gildernew • Gerry Kelly • Fra McCann • Jennifer McCann • Raymond McCartney • Barry McElduff • Martin McGuinness • Daithí McKay • Mitchel McLaughlin • Alex Maskey • Paul Maskey • Francie Molloy • Conor Murphy • Carál Ní Chuilín • John O'Dowd • Michelle O'Neill • Sue Ramsey • Caitríona Ruane Members of the House of Commons Gerry Adams • Pat Doherty • Michelle Gildernew • Martin McGuinness • Conor Murphy