Anne Colley
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| Teachta Dála | |
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| Constituency | Dublin South |
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| Party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Progressive Democrats |
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| Relatives | Harry Colley (grandfather) |
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Anne Marie Colley (born 14 July 1951) is an Irish former politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency from 1987 to 1989.[1]
Background
Colley was born in Dublin in 1951. She studied law at University College Dublin (UCD) and qualified as a solicitor. Her father George Colley, who was a senior Fianna Fáil politician, was closely aligned with Progressive Democrats (PD) founder Desmond O'Malley, in the anti-Charles Haughey wing of the Fianna Fáil party.[2] Her grandfather Harry Colley, was also a Fianna Fáil TD.
Career
She first entered national politics as one of 14 Progressive Democrats TDs elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1987 general election, the first election after the party was founded. She was elected for the Dublin South constituency.[3] The party proved popular, surpassing the Labour Party, to become the third-biggest party in the Dáil.[citation needed]
Colley was appointed party spokesperson on Institutional Reform, Labour and the Public Service. In 1988, she became spokesperson on Justice. She lost her seat at the 1989 general election and retired from politics.[citation needed]
Colley Report
In 2006, she was appointed by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Michael McDowell, to chair a working group on civil unions in Ireland.[4][5] The Options Paper on Cohabiting Couples (Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, 2006) became known as the Colley Report.[6]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Anne Colley". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Maume, Patrick. "Colley, George". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Anne Colley". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Domestic Partnership Options Paper Published". Department of Justice and Equality. 28 November 2006.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."McDowell will back same sex law change". RTÉ News. 12 May 2006. Archived from the original on 5 May 2007.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gay 'marriages' soon to be legal". Irish Independent. 1 November 2007.
