Mairead McGuinness
Irish politician and European Commissioner
Mairead McGuinness (born 13 June 1959) is an Irish politician. She was the European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union since October 2020. She is a member of Fine Gael. She was First Vice-President of the European Parliament from 2017 to 2020. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for East from 2004 to 2014 and for Midlands–North-West from 2014 to 2020. McGuinness was Ireland’s longest serving MEP.[1]
Mairead McGuinness | |
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| European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2020 | |
| President | Ursula von der Leyen |
| Preceded by | Valdis Dombrovskis |
| First Vice-President of the European Parliament | |
| In office 18 January 2017 – 12 October 2020 | |
| President | Antonio Tajani David Sassoli |
| Preceded by | Antonio Tajani |
| Succeeded by | Roberta Metsola |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 12 October 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Colm Markey |
| Constituency | Midlands–North-West |
| In office 1 July 2004 – 1 July 2014 | |
| Constituency | East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mairead McGuinness 13 June 1959 Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Tom Duff (m. 1994) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University College Dublin |
| Website | Official website |
References
change- ↑ Gabriela Baczynska and Padraic Halpin (September 4, 2020), Ireland likely to lose EU trade portfolio as nominees submitted Archived 4 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine Reuters.
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