Ivana Bacik | |
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Leader of the Labour Party | |
Assumed office 24 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Alan Kelly |
Teachta Dála | |
Assumed office 9 July 2021 | |
Constituency | Dublin Bay South |
Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad | |
In office 25 May 2011 – 9 July 2021 | |
Leader | |
Preceded by | Phil Prendergast |
Succeeded by | Rebecca Moynihan |
Deputy leader of the Seanad | |
In office 25 May 2011 – 6 May 2016 | |
Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
Leader | Maurice Cummins |
Preceded by | Dan Boyle |
Succeeded by | Catherine Noone |
Senator | |
In office 13 September 2007 – 12 July 2021 | |
Constituency | Dublin University |
Personal details | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 25 May 1968
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse | Alan Saul |
Relations | Charles Bacik (grandfather) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Alexandra College |
Alma mater | |
Website | ivanabacik |
Ivana Catherine Bacik[a] (born 25 May 1968) is an Irish politician who has been the Leader of the Labour Party since 24 March 2022 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency since winning a by-election on 9 July 2021. Bacik previously served as Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad from 2011 to 2021, and a Senator for the Dublin University constituency from 2007 to 2021.[2] She previously served as Deputy leader of the Seanad from 2011 to 2016.
Bacik is known in particular for her abortion rights campaigning since the 1980s, and her high media profile.[3]
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