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Marian Harkin
TD
Marian Harkin TD
	Harkin in 2024
Teachta Dála
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 2020
	In office; May 2002 – May 2007
Constituency	Sligo–Leitrim
Member of the European Parliament
	In office; 1 July 2014 – 24 May 2019
Constituency	Midlands–North-West
	In office; 1 July 2004 – 20 May 2014
Constituency	North-West
Personal details
Born	26 November 1953 (age 71); Ballintogher, County Sligo, Ireland
Political party	Independent
Other political; affiliations	European Democratic Party
Spouse	Seán Harkin (m. 1985; died 1996)
Children	2
Alma mater	University College Dublin

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Marian Harkin (born 26 November 1953) is an Irish independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency since the 2020 general election, and previously from 2002 to 2007. She previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2019.^[1]^[2]

Early and family life

Harkin was born in Ballintogher, County Sligo, in 1953. She studied at University College Dublin, where she attained a Bachelor of Science degree in geology. She worked as a maths teacher at Mercy College secondary school in Sligo for 25 years, before entering into politics.^[3]

Community activism

While living in Manorhamilton, Harkin became active in the voluntary and community sector and developed the view that people living in disadvantaged areas such as Connacht had to rely on their own initiative and energy to progress development of their region. Her work at local level led to her appointment to Developing the West Together, which evolved into the Council for the West, of which Harkin became chairperson.^[4]

Irish politics

She was elected to Dáil Éireann as an Independent TD for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency at the 2002 general election, receiving the highest number of first preference votes in the constituency.^[5]

Member of the European Parliament, 2004–2019

At the 2004 European Parliament election, she was returned as an MEP for the North-West constituency topping the poll and being elected on the fourth count.^[6] She had previously contested the 1999 European Parliament election in the same constituency (then called Connacht–Ulster), but had narrowly failed to be elected, losing out to Dana Rosemary Scallon for the third seat in the constituency. However, in 2004, the position was reversed and Harkin was returned at Scallon's expense.

Harkin did not contest the 2007 general election to concentrate on her role as an MEP.^[7]

She was a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group (ALDE) in the European Parliament.^[8] Harkin was a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the delegation for relations with the United States. She has been European Democratic Party Vice-president since December 2012. In addition, she served as vice-chairwoman of the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime).^[9] She is also a supporter of the MEP Heart Group, a group of parliamentarians who have an interest in promoting measures that will help reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD).^[10]

She was re-elected to the European Parliament at the 2009 European Parliament election topping the poll in her constituency. She was again re-elected at the 2014 European Parliament election, taking the fourth seat in the new Midlands–North-West constituency.

On 1 April 2019, she announced that she was not standing for re-election in the 2019 European Parliament election.^[11]

Return to Dáil (2020–present)

In January 2020, she announced she was standing in the Sligo–Leitrim constituency at the 2020 general election,^[12] where she was elected.

At the 2024 general election, Harkin was re-elected to the Dáil.

References

^ "Marian Harkin". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
^ "General Election 2020 Live Results - RTÉ News". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "Harkin goes back to school as 'powerful, female role model'". Irish Independent. 23 May 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "Marian Harkin – Independent – 2004 European Elections". Irish Election Literature. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "General Election: 17 May 2002 – Sligo-Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "Marian Harkin". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
^ "Independent TD Harkin to stand down". RTÉ News. 11 December 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ "Your MEPs: Marian Harkin". European Parliament. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
^ Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime) Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament.
^ Supporters Archived 7 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine MEP Heart Group.
^ "Marian Harkin not to contest European Parliament elections". The Irish Times. 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ "Harkin to run in election as Independent candidate". Leitrim Observer. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

External links

Personal profile of Marian Harkin in the European Parliament's database of members

[oireachtas_db-1] "Marian Harkin". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2009.

[2] "General Election 2020 Live Results - RTÉ News". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[3] "Harkin goes back to school as 'powerful, female role model'". Irish Independent. 23 May 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[4] "Marian Harkin – Independent – 2004 European Elections". Irish Election Literature. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[5] "General Election: 17 May 2002 – Sligo-Leitrim". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[elecs_irl-6] "Marian Harkin". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.

[7] "Independent TD Harkin to stand down". RTÉ News. 11 December 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[YourMEPs-8] "Your MEPs: Marian Harkin". European Parliament. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

[9] Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime) Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament.

[10] Supporters Archived 7 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine MEP Heart Group.

[11] "Marian Harkin not to contest European Parliament elections". The Irish Times. 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[12] "Harkin to run in election as Independent candidate". Leitrim Observer. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

[13] Substituted by Colm Burke (FG / EPP-ED) on 19 June 2007

[14] Substituted by Emer Costello (LAB / S&D) on 15 February 2012

[15] Substituted by Paul Murphy (SP / GUE/NGL) on 1 April 2011

[16] Substituted by Phil Prendergast (LAB / S&D) on 21 April 2011

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+'''Marian Harkin''' (born 26 November 1953) is an Irish [[Independent politician (Ireland)|independent]] politician who has been a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency)|Sligo–Leitrim]] constituency since the [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]], and previously from 2002 to 2007. She previously served as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) from 2004 to 2019.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Marian-Harkin.D.2002-06-06/|title=Marian Harkin|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=12 May 2009|archive-date=8 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108190644/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Marian-Harkin.D.2002-06-06|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/sligo-leitrim|title=General Election 2020 Live Results - RTÉ News|work=[[RTÉ News]]|access-date=10 February 2020|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213130309/https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/sligo-leitrim|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-'''Marian Harkin''' (born 26 November 1953) is an Irish [[Independent politician|Independent]] politician who has been a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency)|Sligo–Leitrim]] constituency since the [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]], and previously from 2002 to 2007. She previously served as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] (MEP) from 2004 to 2019.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Marian-Harkin.D.2002-06-06/|title=Marian Harkin|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=12 May 2009}}</ref>. She was re-elected to the Sligo-Leitrim consituency in February 2020
-<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/sligo-leitrim|title=General Election 2020 Live Results - RTÉ News|work=[[RTÉ News]]|access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>.
 ==Early and family life==
-Harkin was born in [[Ballintogher]], [[County Sligo]] in 1953. She studied at [[University College Dublin]] where she attained a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in geology. She worked as a teacher of mathematics in a secondary school in [[Sligo]] for 23 years, before entering into politics.
+Harkin was born in [[Ballintogher]], [[County Sligo]], in 1953. She studied at [[University College Dublin]], where she attained a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in geology. She worked as a maths teacher at Mercy College secondary school in [[Sligo]] for 25 years, before entering into politics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligo/news/harkin-goes-back-to-school-as-powerful-female-role-model/27544051.html|title=Harkin goes back to school as 'powerful, female role model'|work=Irish Independent|date=23 May 2002|access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref>
 ==Community activism==
-While living in [[Manorhamilton]], Harkin became active in the voluntary and community sector and developed the view that people living in disadvantaged areas such as [[Connacht]] had to rely on their own initiative and energy to progress development of their region. Her work at local level led to her appointment to ''Developing the West Together'', which evolved into the ''Council for the West'', of which Harkin became chairperson.
+While living in [[Manorhamilton]], Harkin became active in the voluntary and community sector and developed the view that people living in disadvantaged areas such as [[Connacht]] had to rely on their own initiative and energy to progress development of their region. Her work at local level led to her appointment to ''Developing the West Together'', which evolved into the ''Council for the West'', of which Harkin became chairperson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://irishelectionliterature.com/2010/04/19/marian-harkin-independent-2004-european-elections/|title=Marian Harkin – Independent – 2004 European Elections|work=Irish Election Literature|date=19 April 2010|access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref>
 ==Irish politics==
-She was elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] as an Independent [[Teachta Dála|TD]] for the [[Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency)|Sligo–Leitrim]] constituency at the [[2002 Irish general election|2002 general election]], receiving the highest number of first preference votes in the constituency.
+She was elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] as an Independent [[Teachta Dála|TD]] for the [[Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency)|Sligo–Leitrim]] constituency at the [[2002 Irish general election|2002 general election]], receiving the highest number of first preference votes in the constituency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2002&cons=204|title=General Election: 17 May 2002 – Sligo-Leitrim|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref>
 ==Member of the European Parliament, 2004–2019==
+[[File:Pat Cox and Marian Harkin, Jan 2003.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|Harkin alongside MEP [[Pat Cox]] in 2003]]
-At the [[2004 European Parliament election in Ireland|2004 European Parliament election]], she was returned as a member of the European Parliament for the North-West constituency topping the poll and being elected on the fourth count.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=4462|title=Marian Harkin|work=ElectionsIreland.org|accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref> She had previously contested the [[1999 European Parliament election in Ireland|1999 European Parliament election]] in the same constituency (then called [[Connacht–Ulster (European Parliament constituency)|Connacht–Ulster]]), but had narrowly failed to be elected, losing out to [[Dana Rosemary Scallon]] for the third seat in the constituency. However, in 2004, the position was reversed and Harkin was returned at Scallon's expense.
+At the [[2004 European Parliament election in Ireland|2004 European Parliament election]], she was returned as an [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] for the North-West constituency topping the poll and being elected on the fourth count.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=4462|title=Marian Harkin|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=12 May 2009|archive-date=11 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611073445/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=4462|url-status=live}}</ref> She had previously contested the [[1999 European Parliament election in Ireland|1999 European Parliament election]] in the same constituency (then called [[Connacht–Ulster (European Parliament constituency)|Connacht–Ulster]]), but had narrowly failed to be elected, losing out to [[Dana Rosemary Scallon]] for the third seat in the constituency. However, in 2004, the position was reversed and Harkin was returned at Scallon's expense.
-Harkin resigned from her Dáil seat at the [[2007 Irish general election|2007 general election]] to concentrate on her European seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1211/harkinm.html|title=Independent TD Harkin to stand down|work=[[RTÉ News]]|accessdate=14 February 2010}}</ref>
+Harkin did not contest the [[2007 Irish general election|2007 general election]] to concentrate on her role as an MEP.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1211/83536-harkinm/|title=Independent TD Harkin to stand down|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=11 December 2006|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009041009/https://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1211/83536-harkinm/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-She was a member of the [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group]] (ALDE) in the [[European Parliament]], which comprises 85 MEPs from 19 member states.<ref name=YourMEPs>{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/28116/Marian_HARKIN.html|title=Your MEPs: Marian Harkin|work=[[European Parliament]]|accessdate=26 January 2012}}</ref> Harkin was a member of the European Parliament's [[European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs|Committee on Employment and Social Affairs]] and the delegation for relations with the [[United States]]. She has been [[European Democratic Party]] Vice-President since December 2012. In addition, she served as Vice-Chairwoman of the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime).<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_13_Integrity_20151112.pdf Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)] [[European Parliament]].</ref> She is also a supporter of the MEP Heart Group, a group of parliamentarians who have an interest in promoting measures that will help reduce the burden of [[cardiovascular disease]]s (CVD).<ref>[http://www.mepheartgroup.eu/index.php/supporters Supporters] MEP Heart Group.</ref>
+She was a member of the [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group]] (ALDE) in the [[European Parliament]].<ref name=YourMEPs>{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/28116/Marian_HARKIN.html|title=Your MEPs: Marian Harkin|work=[[European Parliament]]|access-date=26 January 2012|archive-date=3 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903114059/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/28116/Marian_HARKIN.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Harkin was a member of the European Parliament's [[European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs|Committee on Employment and Social Affairs]] and the delegation for relations with the [[United States]]. She has been [[European Democratic Party]] Vice-president since December 2012. In addition, she served as vice-chairwoman of the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime).<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_13_Integrity_20151112.pdf Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208165901/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_13_Integrity_20151112.pdf |date=8 December 2015 }} [[European Parliament]].</ref> She is also a supporter of the MEP Heart Group, a group of parliamentarians who have an interest in promoting measures that will help reduce the burden of [[cardiovascular disease]]s (CVD).<ref>[http://www.mepheartgroup.eu/index.php/supporters Supporters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107222727/http://www.mepheartgroup.eu/index.php/supporters |date=7 January 2016 }} MEP Heart Group.</ref>
-She was re-elected to the European Parliament at the [[2009 European Parliament election in Ireland|2009 European Parliament election]] topping the poll in her constituency. She was again re-elected at the [[2014 European Parliament election in Ireland|2014 European Parliament election]], taking the fourth seat in the new [[Midlands–North-West (European Parliament constituency)|Midlands-North-West]] constituency.
+She was re-elected to the European Parliament at the [[2009 European Parliament election in Ireland|2009 European Parliament election]] topping the poll in her constituency. She was again re-elected at the [[2014 European Parliament election in Ireland|2014 European Parliament election]], taking the fourth seat in the new [[Midlands–North-West (European Parliament constituency)|Midlands–North-West]] constituency.
-On 1 April 2019, she announced that she was not standing for re-election in the [[2019 European Parliament election in Ireland|2019 European Parliament election]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/marian-harkin-not-to-contest-european-parliament-elections-1.3845599| title=Marian Harkin not to contest European Parliament elections|date=1 April 2019|work=The Irish Times| access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> and the following January, she announced she was standing in the [[2020 Irish general election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/home/508345/harkin-to-run-in-election-as-independent-candidate.html| title=Harkin to run in election as Independent candidate|date=13 January 2020|work=[[Leitrim Observer]]| access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
+On 1 April 2019, she announced that she was not standing for re-election in the [[2019 European Parliament election in Ireland|2019 European Parliament election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/marian-harkin-not-to-contest-european-parliament-elections-1.3845599|title=Marian Harkin not to contest European Parliament elections|date=1 April 2019|work=The Irish Times|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401145801/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/marian-harkin-not-to-contest-european-parliament-elections-1.3845599|url-status=live}}</ref>
+==Return to Dáil (2020–present)==
+In January 2020, she announced she was standing in the [[Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency)|Sligo–Leitrim]] constituency at the [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/home/508345/harkin-to-run-in-election-as-independent-candidate.html|title=Harkin to run in election as Independent candidate|date=13 January 2020|work=[[Leitrim Observer]]|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113172347/https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/home/508345/harkin-to-run-in-election-as-independent-candidate.html|url-status=live}}</ref> where she was elected.
+At the [[2024 Irish general election|2024 general election]], Harkin was re-elected to the Dáil.
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v t e « 1999–2004 « MEPs for Ireland (2004–2009) » 2009–2014 »
Dublin	Proinsias De Rossa (LAB / PES) Mary Lou McDonald (SF / GUE/NGL) Gay Mitchell (FG / EPP-ED) Eoin Ryan (FF / UEN)
East	Liam Aylward (FF / UEN) Avril Doyle (FG / EPP-ED) Mairead McGuinness (FG / EPP-ED)
North-West	Marian Harkin (IND / ALDE) Jim Higgins (FG / EPP-ED) Seán Ó Neachtain (FF / UEN)
South	Simon Coveney^[1] (FG / EPP-ED) Brian Crowley (FF / UEN) Kathy Sinnott (IND / IND/DEM)
^ Substituted by Colm Burke (FG / EPP-ED) on 19 June 2007

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Dublin	Proinsias De Rossa^[1] (LAB / S&D) Joe Higgins^[2] (SP / GUE/NGL) Gay Mitchell (FG / EPP)
East	Liam Aylward (FF / ALDE) Nessa Childers (LAB / S&D) Mairead McGuinness (FG / EPP)
North-West	Pat "the Cope" Gallagher (FF / ALDE) Marian Harkin (IND / ALDE) Jim Higgins (FG / EPP)
South	Brian Crowley (FF / ALDE) Alan Kelly^[3] (LAB / S&D) Seán Kelly (FG / EPP)
^ Substituted by Emer Costello (LAB / S&D) on 15 February 2012 ^ Substituted by Paul Murphy (SP / GUE/NGL) on 1 April 2011 ^ Substituted by Phil Prendergast (LAB / S&D) on 21 April 2011

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Dublin	Lynn Boylan (SF / GUE/NGL) Brian Hayes (FG / EPP) Nessa Childers (IND / S&D)
Midlands–North-West	Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (IND / GUE/NGL) Mairead McGuinness (FG / EPP) Matt Carthy (SF / GUE/NGL) Marian Harkin (IND / ALDE)
South	Brian Crowley (FF / ECR) Liadh Ní Riada (SF / GUE/NGL) Seán Kelly (FG / EPP) Deirdre Clune (FG / EPP)