1. Joanna Tuffy was born on 9 March 1965 and is an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dala for the Dublin Mid-West constituency 2007 to 2016.
10 Facts About Joanna Tuffy
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Joanna Tuffy was a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 2002 to 2007.
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Joanna Tuffy was elected to South Dublin County Council for the Lucan area in 1999 and served until 2003.
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Joanna Tuffy was elected to the 22nd Seanad Eireann by the Administrative Panel.
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Joanna Tuffy was elected to Dail Eireann for the first time at the 2007 general election.
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Joanna Tuffy's father is Eamon Tuffy, a former Labour Party councillor for Lucan, he was co-opted to replace her in 2003.
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In September 2013, Joanna Tuffy publicly disagreed with the official Labour Party position supporting the abolition of the Seanad during the referendum campaign.
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Joanna Tuffy argued that it had played a key role in the past and could do so in the future.
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Joanna Tuffy was re-elected to South Dublin County Council in the 2019 local elections.
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Joanna Tuffy was re-elected to South Dublin County Council at the 2024 Local Elections.