Paul Connaughton Jnr

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Paul Connaughton
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyGalway East
Personal details
Born (1982-01-06) 6 January 1982 (age 40)
Mountbellew, County Galway, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse(s)Edel Burke (m. 2013)
RelationsPaul Connaughton Snr (Father)
Children1
Alma materNUI Galway

Paul Connaughton Jnr (born 6 January 1982) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1][2]

Connaughton was a member of the Public Accounts Committee. He is from Mountbellew, County Galway, he was a member of Galway County Council for the Ballinasloe local electoral area from 2009 to 2011. His father Paul Connaughton Snr was a TD for Galway East from 1981 to 2011. He attended NUI Galway.[3]

Connaughton lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Paul Connaughton". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Paul Connaughton". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Former NUI Galway Students, including Taoiseach, take senior roles in Cabinet". Spring 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012.
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