Liz McManus
| Liz McManus | |
|---|---|
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office November 1992 – February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Wicklow |
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 25 October 2002 – 4 October 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Brendan Howlin |
| Succeeded by | Joan Burton |
| Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1947 Montreal, Canada |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party (Since 1999) |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic Left (1992–99), Workers' Party (1979–92) |
| Spouse(s) | John McManus |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Website | Official website |
Elizabeth "Liz" McManus (born 23 March 1947) is a former Irish politician. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency from 1992 to 2011.[1]
Personal life
McManus was born in 1947 in Montreal, Canada. She studied Architecture at University College Dublin, where she shared a drawing desk with Ruairi Quinn.[2] McManus is an accomplished writer. She won the Hennessy, Listowel and Irish Pen awards in fiction. Her first novel Acts of Subversion was nominated for the Aer Lingus/Irish Times Literature Prize. McManus was also a weekly columnist with the Sunday Tribune (1986–1992). She is married to John McManus and has four children. John McManus was a Labour Party member of Bray Town Council from 1999 to 2009.
Political career
She first ran for political office in 1979 when she was elected to Bray Town Council for the Sinn Féin the Workers' Party. Later, she was elected to Wicklow County Council. She helped establish a women's refuge in Bray in 1978 and was its convenor until 1991.
McManus was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1992 general election. She was then a member of the Democratic Left party. She retained her seat in every subsequent election until her retirement in 2011.[3] Between 1994 and 1997 the Democratic Left formed a government with Fine Gael and the Labour Party and McManus became Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal. During this period she was also a member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Peace and Reconciliation.
In 1999 the Democratic Left merged with the Labour Party, and in 2002 McManus was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Another former Democratic Left TD Pat Rabbitte, became leader of the party. She also became the Labour Party Spokesperson for Health.
She was the deputy leader of the Labour Party and party Spokesperson for Health from 2002 to 2007. Following the resignation of Pat Rabbitte on 23 August 2007, she was acting leader of the Labour Party until September 2007 but chose not to stand for re-election as deputy leader when a deputy leadership election was held. Joan Burton replaced her as deputy leader. She was party spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources from 2007 to 2011.
She retired from politics at the 2011 general election.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ms. Liz McManus". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
- ↑ "Liz McManus – Biography". Ricorso. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ↑ "Liz McManus". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
- ↑ "Labour's McManus will not seek re-election". RTÉ News. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
External links
| Oireachtas | ||
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| Preceded by Seat added to constituency |
Democratic Left Teachta Dála for Wicklow 1992–1999 |
Succeeded by Herself as Labour Party TD |
| Preceded by Herself as Democratic Left TD |
Labour Party Teachta Dála for Wicklow 1999–2011 |
Succeeded by Anne Ferris (Labour Party) |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Emmet Stagg |
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment (with responsibility for Housing and Urban Renewal) 1994–1997 |
Succeeded by Bobby Molloy |
| Preceded by Brendan Howlin |
Deputy Leader of Labour Party 2002–2007 |
Succeeded by Joan Burton |
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