Alice-Mary Higgins | |
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Senator | |
Assumed office 27 April 2016 | |
Constituency | National University of Ireland |
Personal details | |
Born | Alice-Mary Higgins 10 April 1975 Galway,Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Civil Engagement group |
Parent(s) | |
Alma mater | |
Website | alicemaryhiggins |
Alice-Mary Higgins (born 10 April 1975) is an Irish Independent politician who has served as a Senator for the National University of Ireland since April 2016. [1] She became the leader of the Civil Engagement group in the 25th Seanad. She was the campaigns and policy officer at the National Women's Council of Ireland,and a board member of the European Women's Lobby.
She is the daughter of Michael D. Higgins,a former Labour Party politician and the ninth and current President of Ireland. [2]
Higgins studied English and philosophy at University College Dublin, [2] and took an MPhil in theatre and cultural studies at Trinity College Dublin,and a Fulbright MA in sociology at The New School in New York City. [3]
Higgins stood for election to Seanad Éireann on the National University of Ireland panel in April 2016 and was elected to the third and final seat on the 28th count. [4] Higgins is the first woman elected to the NUI Panel in 35 years. [4]
She was an independent candidate for the Dublin constituency at the 2019 European Parliament election but was not elected. [5]
Higgins currently serves as a member of the executive committee of the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights,campaigning for gender equality,reproductive rights and equal access to healthcare for women. [6]
In 2016,Higgins introduced a motion to the Seanad calling on the Irish Government not to sign up to provisional application of the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA),citing the investor court system elements of the treaty’s potential impacts on public services,the environment and policy decisions [7]
Higgins currently serves on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action,the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance,Public Expenditure and Reform,and Taoiseach and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters. [8]
In December 2020,journalist Miriam Lord named Higgins 'Senator of the Year' "for her tireless approach,collegial outlook,level of research,grasp of detail,participation in debates and undimmed enthusiasm for the job." [9]
In the 25th Seanad Higgins served on the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action and the Join Oireachtas Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection. [8]
In 2021,Higgins introduced a motion to support the TRIPS Waiver on the COVID-19 vaccine,which was passed in the Seanad. [10]
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