(Elizabeth) Liz McManus (born 23 March 1947) is an Irish Labour Party politician. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The Labour Party (Páirtí an Lucht Oibre is a Democratic socialist and Social democratic Political party in the Republic of Ireland. She was the deputy leader of the Labour Party and Party Spokesperson for Health. The Minister for Health and Children (Aire Sláinte agus Leanaí is the senior minister at the Department of Health and Children in the Government of Ireland Following the resignation of Pat Rabbitte on 23 August 2007, she was acting leader of the Labour Party until September 2007 but chose not to stand for re-election as deputy leader when a deputy leadership election was held. Pat Rabbitte (born 18 May 1949 is a senior Irish politician He was leader of the Labour Party from October 2002 until 23 August 2007 Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Deputy Leader in the Westminster system is the second-in-command of a Political party, behind the Party leader. Joan Burton replaced her as deputy leader. Joan Burton (born February 1949 is an Irish Labour Party politician and as of September 2007 is its Deputy Leader. Deputy Leader in the Westminster system is the second-in-command of a Political party, behind the Party leader.
Liz McManus was born in 1947 in Montreal, Canada and is currently a TD for Wicklow. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A Teachta Dála (ˈtʲaxtə ˈdɑːlə is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Oireachtas (Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. Wicklow is a Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. She studied Architecture at University College Dublin. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation University College Dublin (UCD (An Coláiste Ollscoile Baile Átha Cliath - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland Dublin (An She first ran for political office in 1979 when she was elected to Bray Urban District Council for the Sinn Féin the Workers Party. The Workers Party of Ireland (in Irish Páirtí na nOibrithe, though its logo translates it erroneously as Páirtí na nOibri) is a left wing Irish Later, she was elected to Wicklow County Council. Wicklow ( is the County seat of County Wicklow in Ireland. Located south of the capital Dublin on the east coast of the island it has a population She helped establish a women's refuge in Bray in 1978 and was its convenor until 1991. Bray (Bré formerly Brí Chulainn) is a town in north County Wicklow, Ireland.
McManus was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1992 general election. ga '''Dáil Éireann''' ( English House of Representatives of Ireland) is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament The Irish general election of 1992 was held on Wednesday 25 November 1992 almost three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 5 November She was then a member of the Democratic Left party. Democratic Left was a Socialist Political party active primarily in the Republic of Ireland, but also in Northern Ireland between 1992 and 1999 She has retained her seat in every subsequent election. Between 1994 and 1997 the Democratic Left formed a government with Fine Gael and the Labour Party and McManus became Minister of State for Housing & Urban Renewal. Fine Gael – The United Ireland Party, shortened to Fine Gael (ˌfina gail meaning Family of the Irish or Tribe of the Irish, is the second largest A Minister of State (Aire Stáit in Ireland, is a ' junior minister', and is of non- Cabinet rank attached to one or more Departments of State During this period she was also a member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Peace & Reconciliation.
In 1999 the Democratic Left merged with the Labour Party. In 2002 Liz McManus was elected the deputy leader of the Labour Party. Another former Democratic Left TD Pat Rabbitte, became leader of the party. Pat Rabbitte (born 18 May 1949 is a senior Irish politician He was leader of the Labour Party from October 2002 until 23 August 2007 McManus is currently also the Labour Party Spokesperson for Health.
As well as being a politician McManus is an accomplished writer. She won the Hennessy, Listowel and Irish Pen awards in fiction. Her first novel "Acts of Subversion" was nominated for the Aer Lingus/Irish Times Literature Prize. McManus was also a weekly columnist with the Sunday Tribune (1986–1992). The Sunday Tribune is an Irish Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper published by Tribune Newspapers plc She is married to Dr. John McManus and has four children.
Political career
| Oireachtas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Newly created seat in constituency |
Democratic Left Teachta Dála for Wicklow 1992–1999 |
Succeeded by Democratic Left merges with the Labour Party |
| Preceded by McManus was previously a member of Democratic Left |
Labour Party Teachta Dála for Wicklow 1999 – present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Emmet Stagg |
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment 1994–1997 |
Succeeded by Bobby Molloy |
| Preceded by Brendan Howlin |
Deputy Leader of Irish Labour Party 2002-2007 |
Succeeded by Joan Burton |
External links
- Liz McManus's website
- Liz McManus's blog
- Lengthy interview with Liz McManus
- Biography on Princess Grace Irish Library
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