Paul Connaughton
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011  February 2016
ConstituencyGalway East
Personal details
Born (1982-01-06) 6 January 1982
Mountbellew, County Galway, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse
Edel Burke
(m. 2013)
Children1
Parent
Alma materNUI Galway

Paul Connaughton Jnr (born 6 January 1982) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1][2]

Connaughton was a member of the Public Accounts Committee. He is from Mountbellew, County Galway, he was a member of Galway County Council for the Ballinasloe local electoral area from 2009 to 2011. His father Paul Connaughton Snr was a TD for Galway East from 1981 to 2011. He attended NUI Galway.[3]

Connaughton lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Paul Connaughton". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Paul Connaughton". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. "Former NUI Galway Students, including Taoiseach, take senior roles in Cabinet". Spring 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012.
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