Colette Kelleher

Senator Colette Kelleher

Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2016
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	Macroom, Cork, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	The Civil Engagement group
Children	2
Alma mater	University College Cork University of Southampton

Colette Kelleher is an Irish independent politician. She was appointed to Seanad Eireann as a nominee of the Taoiseach, proposed by Michael Martin, leader of Fianna Fáil on 27 May 2016. Kelleher was the CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland when she was appointed.^[1] She comes from Macroom and she was a social worker in Dublin. She holds an MBA and she led the Cork Simon Community for eight years before moving to the COPE Foundation.^[2]

She is a member of the The Civil Engagement group in the 25th Seanad.

References

↑ "Pieta House founder among Kenny's Seanad nominees". RTÉ. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
↑ Cope CEO joins Alzheimer's Society, Evening Echo, Retrieved 28 May 2016

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Cathaoirleach Leader of the Seanad

Administrative Panel	Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) John Dolan (Ind) Maura Hopkins (FG) Kevin Humphreys (Lab) Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Victor Boyhan (Ind) Paddy Burke (FG) Maria Byrne (FG) Rose Conway-Walsh (SF) Paul Daly (FF) Denis Landy (Lab) Tim Lombard (FG) Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF) Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Grace O'Sullivan (GP)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF) Gabrielle McFadden (FG) Kieran O'Donnell (FG) Keith Swanick (FF) Fintan Warfield (SF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Catherine Ardagh (FF) Frances Black (Ind) Colm Burke (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Aidan Davitt (FF) Gerry Horkan (FF) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF) Catherine Noone (FG) Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Lab)

Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Gerard Craughwell (Ind) Máire Devine (SF) Robbie Gallagher (FF) Paul Gavan (SF) Terry Leyden (FF) Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF) Ged Nash (Lab) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Neale Richmond (FG)

National University of Ireland	Alice Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell (Ind) Rónán Mullen (Ind)

University of Dublin	Ivana Bacik (Lab) David Norris (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Ray Butler (FG) Paudie Coffey (FG) Frank Feighan (FG) Joan Freeman (Ind) Colette Kelleher (Ind) Billy Lawless (Ind) Michelle Mulherin (FG) Pádraig Ó Céidigh (Ind) Marie-Louise O'Donnell (Ind) John O'Mahony (FG) James Reilly (FG)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael GP: Green Party SF: Sinn Féin Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

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