Liam Twomey

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Liam Twomey
TD
Liam Twomey, May 2015 (17744432900) (cropped).jpg
Liam Twomey in May 2015
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2011
In office
May 2002 – May 2007
Constituency Wexford
Senator
In office
July 2007 – February 2011
Constituency Cultural and Educational Panel
Personal details
Born (1967-04-03) 3 April 1967 (age 57)
Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Fine Gael
Spouse(s) Elizabeth O'Sullivan
Children 3
Alma mater Trinity College, Dublin
Website liamtwomey.blogspot.com

Liam Twomey (born 3 April 1967) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and medical doctor. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency.[1]

Twomey was born in Bealad, Clonakilty in County Cork. He was educated at St. Finbarr's Seminary and Trinity College, Dublin, he is married to Elizabeth O'Sullivan and they have three children.

He worked as a General practitioner (GP) before entering public office in 2002. Before his election to Dáil Éireann, Twomey was Chairman of the Wexford Branch of the Irish Medical Organisation.

At the 2002 general election, Twomey was elected to the Dáil as an independent TD for the Wexford constituency, on a campaign of highlighting the deficiencies in the Irish health service.[2] He joined Fine Gael in September 2004. He was the Opposition spokesperson for Health from 2004 to 2007.

He lost his seat at the 2007 general election being eliminated after the 6th count. He was subsequently elected to the 23rd Seanad in July 2007 by the Cultural and Educational Panel.[2] He was the Fine Gael Finance Spokesperson in the Seanad.

At the 2011 general election he was again elected as a TD for Wexford.[2]

Twomey represented Fine Gael in the Oireachtas delegation that met the Bundestag's Budgetary and European Affairs committees in Berlin in late January 2012.[3] In January 2015 he was appointed Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee for Finance Public Expenditure and Reform.

On 17 July 2015, he announced that he would not be running at the 2016 general election.[4]

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Oireachtas
Preceded by Independent Teachta Dála for Wexford
2002–2004
Succeeded by
Himself
as Fine Gael TD
Preceded by
Himself
as Independent TD
Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Wexford
2004–2007
Succeeded by
Michael W. D'Arcy
(Fine Gael)
Preceded by Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Wexford
2011–present
Incumbent