Cllr Denis Leonard

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