Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy
Minister of State
2016–2017	Health
Teachta Dála
	In office; February 2016 – February 2020
Constituency	Offaly
	In office; February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency	Laois–Offaly
Personal details
Born	Marcella Corcoran; 7 January 1963 (age 59); London, England
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse(s)	Seamus Kennedy (m. 1996)
Children	2
Alma mater	University College Dublin

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (born 7 January 1963) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Minister of State from 2016 to 2017. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2011 to 2020.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Corcoran Kennedy was a member of Offaly County Council from 1999 to 2009 for the Ferbane local electoral area. At the 2011 general election, she was elected to the Laois–Offaly constituency, and then at the February 2016, she was elected for the Offaly constituency.

On 19 May 2016, she was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Health with special responsibility for Health Promotion by the Fine Gael–Independent government on the nomination of Taoiseach Enda Kenny.^[4]^[5] She was not re-appointed after Leo Varadkar became Taoiseach on 14 June 2017.

She contested the 2020 general election for the reformed constituency of Laois–Offaly, but was not re-elected.

References[]

^ "Marcella Corcoran Kennedy". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
^ Collins, Stephen (2011). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 134. ISBN 9780717150595.
^ "Marcella Corcoran Kennedy". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
^ "Appointment of Ministers of State" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2016 (47): 804–806. 10 June 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order (S.I. No. 178 of 2017). 26 April 2017. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved 26 March 2021, Irish Statute Book.

Oireachtas
Preceded by Olwyn Enright 2002–2011 Brian Cowen 1984–2011 John Moloney 1997–2011 Charles Flanagan 2002–2016 Seán Fleming 2002–2016	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Laois–Offaly 2011–2016 With: Barry Cowen 2011–2016 Brian Stanley 2011–2016 Charles Flanagan 2011–2016 Seán Fleming 2011–2016	Constituency abolished
Preceded by New constituency	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Offaly 2016–2020 With: Carol Nolan 2016–2020 Barry Cowen 2016–2020	Constituency abolished

[oireachtas_db-1] "Marcella Corcoran Kennedy". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

[nealons_guide-2] Collins, Stephen (2011). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 134. ISBN 9780717150595.

[elecs_irl-3] "Marcella Corcoran Kennedy". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

[4] "Appointment of Ministers of State" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2016 (47): 804–806. 10 June 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[5] Health (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order (S.I. No. 178 of 2017). 26 April 2017. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved 26 March 2021, Irish Statute Book.

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