Jan O'Sullivan

January O'Sullivan (birth name: Jan Gale ) ( born December 6, 1950 in Clonlara, County Clare ) is an Irish politician of the Irish Labour Party.

Life

January O'Sullivan worked after his studies at Trinity College ( Dublin ) and at University College Cork National University of Ireland as a teacher at a preschool, and most recently at a secondary school. Her political career began initially in local politics and was elected a member of the city council of Limerick (Limerick City Council ) in 1991 in the local elections for the Irish Labour Party in the constituency Limerick No. 2.

After an unsuccessful bid in 1992 for a seat in the lower house ( Dáil Éireann ), she was elected in 1993 as a member of the Senate ( Seanad Éireann ), and was there until 1997, the interest group of the workers. At the same time it was between 1993 and 1994 Mayor of Limerick.

On March 11, 1998, she was finally elected to the House of Commons in a by-election ( By-election ) as deputies ( Teachta Dala ) and represented in this until 2011, the interests of the constituency of Limerick East. During this time she was between 2002 and 2007 also Vice - Chairman of the Joint Committee on Education and Science in the Irish Parliament ( Oireachtas ).

In the general election 2011, she was selected for the Irish Labour Party Teachta Dala for the constituency of Limerick City in the House of Commons.