Fiona O'Malley

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Fiona O'Malley
Fiona O'Malley
Incumbent
Assumed office 
August 3, 2007
In office
6 June 2002 – 14 June 2007
Preceded by Seán Barrett
Succeeded by Seán Barrett
Political party Progressive Democrats

Fiona O'Malley (born 19 January 1968) is an Irish Progressive Democrats politician and is currently a member of the 23rd Seanad Éireann having been nominated by the Taoiseach. She was formerly a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dún Laoghaire from 2002 until 2007.

O'Malley comes from a famous political family. Her father, Desmond O'Malley, was a former Fianna Fáil Cabinet Minister and founder of the Progressive Democrats. Her grand-uncle was Donagh O'Malley, an innovative minister in the 1960s. She is also a cousin of another former Progressive Democrats TD, Tim O'Malley.

O'Malley's first political position was as elected member of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council from 1997. She was re-elected in 1999 and resigned her council seat in 2003 when the dual mandate was no longer allowed.

O'Malley was a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Sports and Tourism and the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children. She was also a member of the Dáil All-Party group concerned with matters of sexual and reproductive health. She has travelled to South America and South Africa with the UNFPA and has spoken extensively of the need for a clear safe sex message both in Ireland and in the developing world.

O'Malley was narrowly defeated in the race to become the 4th Leader of the Progressive Democrats by Senator Ciarán Cannon of Galway East. Senator O'Malley currently serves as the Party Spokesperson on Energy, Arts and Culture.

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Oireachtas
Preceded by
Seán Barrett
(Fine Gael)		 Progressive Democrats Teachta Dála for
Dún Laoghaire
2002–2007		 Succeeded by
Seán Barrett
(Fine Gael)