Derek Nolan | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
Constituency | Galway West |
Personal details | |
Born | Galway, Ireland | 7 March 1982
Political party | Labour Party |
Alma mater | NUI Galway |
Derek Nolan (born October 1982) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency from 2011 to 2016. [1] [2] [3]
Nolan attended Saint Michael's Boys' School, Mervue, and St. Mary's College, Galway. He then studied at NUI Galway. [4] He won a seat on Galway City Council in June 2009, aged 26. He was a trainee Solicitor when he contested the 2011 general election. [5] He was nominated to succeed President Michael D. Higgins in the election to Dáil Éireann, in Galway West as a first time candidate. [6] He was a member of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee.
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election. [3] He described the poor Labour result and loss of so many seats for party as "heartbreaking", but also said the challenge of starting a new career was "exciting". [7]