Marie Sherlock | |
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 Sherlock in 2020 | |
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cork,Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Ciarán |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | mariesherlock |
Marie Sherlock is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Senator for the Labour Panel since June 2020. [1] [2]
Sherlock is from Carrignavar, County Cork. She attended Colaiste An Chroi Naofa before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin, a Master of Arts in Economics from University College Dublin, and a Master of Philosophy in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge. [3]
She represented the Cabra-Glasnevin local electoral area on Dublin City Council from 2019 to 2020 and was the party's Head of Manifesto Development. [4]
At the 2020 Seanad election, she was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel. [5]
She was also a researcher for the Party of European Socialists in the European Parliament and was a trade union official and economic advisor to SIPTU for over 10 years.
On 12 July 2024, it was reported that Sherlock had been selected to run by the Labour Party in the Dublin Central constituency at the next general election. [6]
She lives in Phibsborough with her husband Ciarán and their three children. [7]
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