James Lawless (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Irish politician
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Place of Birth: Gorey, Leinster, Ireland
About James Lawless (politician)
- James Lawless (born 19 August 1976) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency since the 2016 general election.He was a member of Kildare County Council from 2014 to 2016.
- He topped the poll in the 2014 local elections with 2,123 votes.
- While a member of Kildare County Council, he served as Mayor of Naas prior to his election to Dáil Éireann. He is a qualified barrister and also has degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin.
- He worked as a systems analyst in his early career. In May 2016 he was appointed by the party leader Micheál Martin as Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Science, Technology, Research and Development.
- He is a member of the Energy & Communications Oireachtas Committee, and in February 2017 was elected as Vice-Chair of that Committee.
- In February 2018 he was appointed a member of the Business, Enterprise and Innovation Oireachtas committee.
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