Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ oː ˈkiːlˠaːnʲ]; born 18 September 1953) is an Irish former Sinn Féin politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency from 1997 to 2020. Ó Caoláin's victory in 1997 made him the first member of Sinn Féin to be elected to the Dáil since 1957, and the first to actually take their seat since 1922. His election, which paralleled the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, is cited as the beginning of Sinn Féin's involvement in the formal national politics of the Republic of Ireland.
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin | |
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Ó Caoláin in 2019 | |
| Chair of the Committee on Justice and Equality | |
| In office 4 April 2016 – 14 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Niall Collins |
| Succeeded by | James Lawless |
| Leader of Sinn Féin in Dáil Éireann | |
| In office 22 September 1997 – 9 March 2011 | |
| Leader | Gerry Adams |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Adams |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1997 – February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Cavan–Monaghan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1953 Monaghan, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse |
Briege McGinn (m. 1985) |
| Children | 5 |
Ó Caoláin served as Leader of Sinn Féin in Dáil Éireann from 1997 to 2011 and Chair of the Committee on Justice and Equality from 2016 to 2020.
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