Nationality Irish Children 2 | Political party Independent Other political affiliation Civil Engagement group | |
Constituency Nominated by the Taoiseach Other political
affiliations The Civil Engagement group Alma mater University College Cork
University of Southampton Education University College Cork, University of Southampton | ||
Colette Kelleher is an Irish independent politician. She was appointed to Seanad Eireann as a nominee of the Taoiseach, proposed by Michael Martin, leader of Fianna Fáil on 27 May 2016. Kelleher was the CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland when she was appointed. She comes from Macroom and she was a social worker in Dublin. She holds an MBA and she led the Cork Simon Community for eight years before moving to the COPE Foundation.
She is a member of the The Civil Engagement group in the 25th Seanad.
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