Christopher O'Sullivan
Christopher O'Sullivan | |
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 O'Sullivan in 2020 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Cork South-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1982[1] Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
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| Alma mater | University of Limerick |
Christopher O'Sullivan (born 2 June 1982) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency since the 2020 general election.[2]
Early
O'Sullivan is a law graduate of the University of Limerick.[3] His father, Christy O'Sullivan,[4] served as a Fianna Fáil TD from 2007 to 2011.
Political career
Cork County Council
O'Sullivan was co-opted onto Cork County Council in 2007, replacing his father, Christy O'Sullivan. He was subsequently re-elected in the 2009, 2014 and 2019 local elections.[5] He served as Mayor of Cork County Council from 2019 to 2020.[3] Deirdre Kelly was co-opted to O'Sullivan's seat on Cork County Council following his election to the Dáil.
Dáil Éireann
O'Sullivan was elected to the 33rd Dail at the 2020 general election, taking the second seat in the Cork South-West constituency.[6] He received 6,292 first preference votes, taking 14.12% of first presences votes overall.[7]
Personal life
O'Sullivan was previously in a relationship with fellow Cork TD Holly Cairns of Social Democrats. However, the relationship ended in 2020; Cairns cited pressure from social media for Cairns and O'Sullivan to answer for each other's political decisions as having negatively impacted upon them.[8][9]
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