Mayor Alison Gilliland

Biography

Alison is currently Mayor on Dublin City Council.

Political Career

• Member of Labour Party since 2010,
• Former Secretary of Santry Kilmore Labour Party Branch.
• Chairperson of Dublin Bay North Labour Party constituency 2013,
• Vice Chair Dublin Bay North Labour Party constituency 2014
• Supporter of Labour Women
• Elected to Dublin City Council as a 1st time candidate, May 2014
• Appointed Peace Commissioner, June 2016

Occupation

• Trade Union official and Equality Officerwith INTO
• Former primary school teacher

Memberships

• Alternate member to the European Committee of the Regions and sitting on the Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX).
• Chairperson DCC High Level Street Issues Group
• Member of DCC Dublin City Business Forum and Dublin Chamber of Commerce
• Member of DCC Corporate Policy Group, DCC Finance SPC, DCC Planning SPC and DCC Women’s Committee, DCC North Central Area Committee, DCC North Central Area Joint Policing Committee

Other Interests

• Completed Dublin Marathon 2009

Education

• 2021: Certificate in Decision Making, Judgement Biases and Nudges, London School of Economics and Political Science
• 2018: Doctorate of Education, University of Nottingham
• 2010: Meridian Leadership Programme, Common Purpose, Dublin
• 2009: Diploma in Personal and Business Coaching, Irish Lifecoach Institute, Dublin
• 2008: Masters (M.Sc.) in Education and Training Management (Leadership), DCU.
• 1994: Diploma in Spanish, Department of Education and Science, Madrid, Spain
• 1989: Bachelor in Education, Church of Ireland College of Education awarded by Trinity College, Dublin