Lucinda Creighton (born 20 January 1980) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. She is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South East constituency.[1] and is party spokesperson on Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for European Affairs since October 2007.[2]
[edit] Early and private life
Originally from County Mayo, she is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, where she gained a Law degree (LL.B.) in 2002.[2] She was a member of the Trinity College branch of Young Fine Gael, as was fellow 2007 entrant to the Dáil Leo Varadkar.
In 2003 she qualified as an Attorney at law for the state of New York.[2] She was called to the Irish bar in 2005.
[edit] Political career
Creighton is a former Vice President of Youth of the European People's Party which is a Christian democratic political grouping that her party, Fine Gael, affiliates with in the European Parliament. She was elected to Dublin City Council in 2004 to represent the Pembroke local electoral area and served until 2007. She was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2007 general election.[3] She is the youngest member of the current Oireachtas and the first to be born in the 1980s.
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