Andrew Montague (Irish politician)
Encyclopedia
Andrew Montague is an Irish
Labour Party
politician and member of Dublin City Council
. He is the current Lord Mayor of Dublin
.
He was first elected to Dublin City Council
in the Irish local elections, 2004 as a member for the Ballymun-Whitehall local electoral area. He was re-elected in June 2009 for the redrawn local electoral area of Artane-Whitehall.
He proposed the Dublin Bike Scheme in 2004 and which was launched in 2009 and credited as one of the most successful public bike schemes in Europe.
He was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin in June 2011 with 29 votes from Labour and Fine Gael, beating the Independent councillor Cieran Perry with 10 votes and Sinn Féin councillor Larry O'Toole with five votes.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
Labour Party
Labour Party (Ireland)
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Labour Party was founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress. Unlike the other main Irish...
politician and member of Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council is the local authority for the city of Dublin in Ireland. It has 52 members and is the largest local authority in Ireland. Until 2001, it was known as Dublin Corporation.-Legal status:...
. He is the current Lord Mayor of Dublin
Lord Mayor of Dublin
The Lord Mayor of Dublin is the honorific title of the Chairman of Dublin City Council which is the local government body for the city of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. The incumbent is Labour Party Councillor Andrew Montague. The office holder is elected annually by the members of the...
.
He was first elected to Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council is the local authority for the city of Dublin in Ireland. It has 52 members and is the largest local authority in Ireland. Until 2001, it was known as Dublin Corporation.-Legal status:...
in the Irish local elections, 2004 as a member for the Ballymun-Whitehall local electoral area. He was re-elected in June 2009 for the redrawn local electoral area of Artane-Whitehall.
He proposed the Dublin Bike Scheme in 2004 and which was launched in 2009 and credited as one of the most successful public bike schemes in Europe.
He was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin in June 2011 with 29 votes from Labour and Fine Gael, beating the Independent councillor Cieran Perry with 10 votes and Sinn Féin councillor Larry O'Toole with five votes.