Biography
Denis is currently a Councillor on Westmeath County Council.
Political Career
- First elected to Westmeath County Council, June 2009
- Member of Westmeath VEC, June 2009
- Member of Eastern River Basin District Advisory Council, June 2009
- Chairperson of Westmeath Heritage Forum, June 2009
- Member of Westmeath County Development Board, June 2009
- Chair of Transport SPC until 2012
- Leas Cathaoirleach of Westmeath County Council, June 2013
Occupation
- Currently co-director of a further education college in Dunboyne and lectures in Politics and the EU in the college
- Qualified Secondary School teacher
Memberships
- an underage GAA coach for over 25 years,
- served on the boards of Greenpeace, Voice, Northern Irelands Children’s Holiday scheme and other organisations.
- organised youth organisations, environmental groups, human rights organisations, Trocaire groups as well as organising fundraising for the Irish Wheelchair Association and the Central Remedial Clinic.
- a founder of the Citizens Coalition movement and the Earth Education programme.
Other Interests
- Member of Westmeath VEC
- Kinnegad Correspondent for the Westmeath Examiner
- Secretary of the Kinnegad Community Council
- Coordinator of the Killucan Kinnegad Recycling Scheme
- PRO for the Killucan Kinnegad Environment Group
- Campaigns coordinator for the Anti-Dump Group
- Chairman of MADD, Midlands Against Dirty Development
- Working with Westmeath Environmental Group and Zero Waste Ireland
- Recently on the boards of Greenpeace/Voice, Civic Link, NICHS (Northern Ireland), and the East Timor Solidarity Campaign
- Chairman of the Killucan Station Lobby Group
- Secretary of the Kinnegad Town Park committee
- Presenter of Midlands Green weekly radio programme
Family Background
- Married to Mary with two children

Cllr Denis Leonard
- Constituency:
- Ireland - Midlands North West : Longford / Westmeath : Kinnegad
- Home Address:
- Trim Road
- Kinnegad
- Co.Westmeath
- Tel:
- +353876430783Mobile
- Email:
- [email protected]