Anne Colley
Anne Colley | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1987 – June 1989 | |
Constituency | Dublin South |
Personal details | |
Born | (1951-07-14) 14 July 1951 (age 72) Dublin, Ireland |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Progressive Democrats |
Parent |
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Relatives | Harry Colley (grandfather) |
Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Anne Marie Colley (born 14 July 1951) is an Irish former politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency from 1987 to 1989.[1]
Background
Colley was born in Dublin in 1951. She studied law at University College Dublin (UCD) and qualified as a solicitor. Her father George Colley, who was a senior Fianna Fáil politician, was closely aligned with Progressive Democrats (PD) founder Desmond O'Malley, in the anti-Charles Haughey wing of the Fianna Fáil party.[2] Her grandfather Harry Colley, was also a Fianna Fáil TD.
Career
She first entered national politics as one of 14 Progressive Democrats TDs elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1987 general election, the first election after the party was founded. She was elected for the Dublin South constituency.[3] The party proved popular, surpassing the Labour Party, to become the third-biggest party in the Dáil.[citation needed]
Colley was appointed party spokesperson on Institutional Reform, Labour and the Public Service. In 1988, she became spokesperson on Justice. She lost her seat at the 1989 general election and retired from politics.[citation needed]
Colley Report
In 2006, she was appointed by then Minister for Justice Michael McDowell, to chair a working group on Civil unions in Ireland.[4][5] Officially called the Options Paper on Cohabiting Couples, (2006) (Dept of Justice, Equality and Law Reform), the paper became known as the Colley Report.[6]
References
- ^ "Anne Colley". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Maume, Patrick. "Colley, George". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Anne Colley". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Domestic Partnership Options Paper Published". Department of Justice and Equality. 28 November 2006.
- ^ "McDowell will back same sex law change". RTÉ News. 12 May 2006. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007.
- ^ "Gay 'marriages' soon to be legal". Irish Independent. 1 November 2007.
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||||
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2nd | 1921 | Thomas Kelly (SF) | Daniel McCarthy (SF) | Constance Markievicz (SF) | Cathal Ó Murchadha (SF) | 4 seats 1921–1923 | |||||||||
3rd | 1922 | Thomas Kelly (PT-SF) | Daniel McCarthy (PT-SF) | William O'Brien (Lab) | Myles Keogh (Ind) | ||||||||||
4th | 1923 | Philip Cosgrave (CnaG) | Daniel McCarthy (CnaG) | Constance Markievicz (Rep) | Cathal Ó Murchadha (Rep) | Michael Hayes (CnaG) | Peadar Doyle (CnaG) | ||||||||
1923 by-election | Hugh Kennedy (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||
March 1924 by-election | James O'Mara (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||
November 1924 by-election | Seán Lemass (SF) | ||||||||||||||
1925 by-election | Thomas Hennessy (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||
5th | 1927 (Jun) | James Beckett (CnaG) | Vincent Rice (NL) | Constance Markievicz (FF) | Thomas Lawlor (Lab) | Seán Lemass (FF) | |||||||||
1927 by-election | Thomas Hennessy (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||
6th | 1927 (Sep) | Robert Briscoe (FF) | Myles Keogh (CnaG) | Frank Kerlin (FF) | |||||||||||
7th | 1932 | James Lynch (FF) | |||||||||||||
8th | 1933 | James McGuire (CnaG) | Thomas Kelly (FF) | ||||||||||||
9th | 1937 | Myles Keogh (FG) | Thomas Lawlor (Lab) | Joseph Hannigan (Ind) | Peadar Doyle (FG) | ||||||||||
10th | 1938 | James Beckett (FG) | James Lynch (FF) | ||||||||||||
1939 by-election | John McCann (FF) | ||||||||||||||
11th | 1943 | Maurice Dockrell (FG) | James Larkin Jnr (Lab) | John McCann (FF) | |||||||||||
12th | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
13th | 1948 | Constituency abolished. See Dublin South-Central, Dublin South-East and Dublin South-West. |
Note that the boundaries of Dublin South from 1981–2016 share no common territory with the 1921–1948 boundaries. See §History and boundaries
Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
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22nd | 1981 | Niall Andrews (FF) | Séamus Brennan (FF) | Nuala Fennell (FG) | John Kelly (FG) | Alan Shatter (FG) | |||||
23rd | 1982 (Feb) | ||||||||||
24th | 1982 (Nov) | ||||||||||
25th | 1987 | Tom Kitt (FF) | Anne Colley (PDs) | ||||||||
26th | 1989 | Nuala Fennell (FG) | Roger Garland (GP) | ||||||||
27th | 1992 | Liz O'Donnell (PDs) | Eithne FitzGerald (Lab) | ||||||||
28th | 1997 | Olivia Mitchell (FG) | |||||||||
29th | 2002 | Eamon Ryan (GP) | |||||||||
30th | 2007 | Alan Shatter (FG) | |||||||||
2009 by-election | George Lee (FG) | ||||||||||
31st | 2011 | Shane Ross (Ind) | Peter Mathews (FG) | Alex White (Lab) | |||||||
32nd | 2016 | Constituency abolished. See Dublin Rathdown, Dublin South-West and Dún Laoghaire. |