Joanna Tuffy TD - Biography
Constituency:
Dublin Mid-West
Euro Electoral Region:
Dublin
Electoral Status:
Joanna is currently a sitting TD for Dublin Mid-West
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Address:
46A Esker Lawns
Lucan
Co. Dublin
Tel:
01 6183822 - Dáil Office
01 6218400 - Constituency Office
Email:
joanna.tuffy@oireachtas.ie
Website:
http://www.tuffylabour.ie
Political Career:
- Appointed to Dáil Committees on Justice,Defence and Equality and Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, June 2011
- Re-elected to 31st Dail, secured over 7,000 1st preference votes, Feb.2011
- First elected to the 30th Dail,May 2007
- Elected to the Seanad on the Administrative Panel,19th July 2002.
- Contested the General Election in Dublin Mid-West, May 2002 and 2007.
- Elected to South Dublin County Council 1999.
- Stepped down from the Council in September 2003. (Following the passing of legislation to ban the dual mandate of Oireachtas Member and Local Authority Members)
Occupation:
- Full time public representative
- previously a solicitor
- previously clerical officer, Dublin Institute of Technology
Memberships:
- Member of Dáil Committee on Justice,Defence and Equality, June 2011
- Member of Dáil Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, June 2011
- South Dublin County Council 1999 - 2003
- Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights 2002- 2007
- Joint Committee on Education and Science 2002- 2007
- Age Action Ireland
- Former Member of Joint Committee Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Former Member of Joint Committee European Affairs
Family Background:
- Partner Philip with one daughter Pippa
Birth Details:
- England 1965
Education:
- St Joseph's College, Lucan
- BA Mod Hons, Trinity College, Dublin
- (History and English)
- Diploma Legal Studies, DIT Rathmines
- Professional Practice Courses, Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 1
