Bairbre de Brún
Bairbre de Brún | |
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West Belfast | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 13 June 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Sue Ramsey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1954 Terenure, Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin Queen's University Belfast |
| Profession | Politician, teacher |
Bairbre de Brún (born 10 January 1954) is a former Irish Sinn Féin politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Northern Ireland from 2004 to 2012.[1]
Political work
Born in
By profession, de Brún was a teacher and taught in the
She was a member of the Environment and Petitions Committee in the
She has also been a strong supporter of the Irish language and its use globally, and was one of the only MEPs to use Irish as her primary language, rarely making speeches within the parliament in English.[citation needed]
De Brún was a member of the Regional Policy Committee in the European Parliament and a substitute member of the Environment Committee. Within the EU parliament she focused on
She resigned from the European Parliament in May 2012 for "personal reasons" although it was reported that she intended on remaining active within the party.[7] She was succeeded by Martina Anderson, an MLA for Foyle.[8]
References
- ^ a b Bairbre de Brún Archived 18 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine EU Parliament website
- ^ a b sinnfein. "Bairbre de Brún MEP – Six County". Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ a b European Parliament. "Your MEP's Bairbre de Brún". European Parliament. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ Agenda NI (20 December 2011). "Bairbre de Brún – greening the recovery". Agenda NI. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ Summary Note: Delegation to the 17th Session of the Conference on Climate Change.
- ^ Conference backs 'fragile' deal on climate change Archived 16 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Irish Times, 12 December 2011.
- ^ BBC (3 May 2012). "Sinn Fein's Bairbre de Brun stepping down as MEP". BBC News. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ BBC. "Sinn Fein reshuffle as Martina Anderson takes on MEP role". BBC News. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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