23 Facts About Annie Hoey

Annie Hoey was born on 3 October 1988 and is an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from June 2020 until January 2025.

Annie Hoey graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre Studies in 2009, a Master of Arts in Comparative and World Literature in 2012, and a Postgraduate certificate in Women's Studies in 2013, all from University College Cork.

Annie Hoey was voted "college society person of the year" in 2013 for her work with Amnesty, as chairperson of the UCC LGBT Society, and for co-founding of a humanist society in Cork.

Annie Hoey later studied for a specialist diploma in quality management at the University of Limerick in 2019.

Annie Hoey then graduated in 2023 with a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Policy and Practise from Trinity College Dublin.

In 2013, Annie Hoey was elected as the deputy president and campaigns officer for UCC Students' Union.

At the Union of Students in Ireland congress in April 2014, Annie Hoey was elected as the Vice President for Equality and Citizenship.

In March 2015, Annie Hoey was re-elected to the same position.

Annie Hoey organised USI's flagship Pink Training event in Cork in November 2014.

Annie Hoey then served as President of the Union of Students in Ireland from 2016 to 2017.

In March 2017, Annie Hoey presented to the Citizens' Assembly at the fourth meeting of the Citizens' Assembly on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution.

Annie Hoey was a board member of the Higher Education Authority.

Annie Hoey took up the role as the Education and Training officer for the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment in 2017.

Shortly after, Annie Hoey was employed as the Women and Youth Development Manager with the Labour Party from 2019 to 2020.

Annie Hoey served as a member of Meath County Council from 2019 to 2020.

In February 2020, Annie Hoey unsuccessfully contested the 2020 general election as the Labour Party candidate for the Meath East constituency, receiving 874 first preference votes.

In March 2020, Annie Hoey successfully contested the 2020 Seanad election as the Labour Party candidate for the Agricultural Panel.

Annie Hoey received 63 first preference votes and was elected on the 20th count with a final weighted vote tally of 94,186.

In June 2020, Annie Hoey made history when she became the first out bisexual member of Ireland's national parliament.

Annie Hoey was one of five Labour senators to seek a High Court ruling to determine whether the Seanad can sit before the eleven Taoiseach's nominees have been chosen.

In July 2020, Annie Hoey was appointed pParty spokesperson on Higher Education, Innovation and Research.

Annie Hoey introduced legislation to link student nurses and midwives pay to Health Care Assistants' pay in December 2020 after months of campaigning.

Annie Hoey welcomed the news that a pilot would be getting underway when announced in April 2023.