Mary Banotti

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Mary Elizabeth Banotti (born 29 May 1939) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician.

Mary O'Mahony was born in Dublin. She is a sister of the former Cabinet Minister Nora Owen and a grand-niece of the Irish rebel Michael Collins. Following her education she worked as a nurse in North America, England, Italy and Africa before joining Irish Distillers as an occupational health nurse and Industrial Welfare Officer in 1972. She is also divorced for many years from her Italian husband.

Between 1980 and 1984 she presented a weekly programme on social welfare rights and information on RTÉ television. Banotti unsuccessfully contested the Seanad Éireann elections of 1983 and the Dublin Central by-election the same year.^[1] In 1984 she was elected to the European Parliament, representing Fine Gael in the Dublin constituency.

She retained her seat until her retirement at the 2004 European elections. She was Fine Gael's candidate in the 1997 presidential election, coming second to Fianna Fáil's Mary McAleese.

Mary Banotti is currently the Honorary President of Health First Europe.

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1. ^ Dublin Central by-election, November 1983. ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.

[edit] External links

• Mary Banotti's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)

v • d • e « 1994–1999 «   Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1999–2004)   » 2004–2009 » Connacht-Ulster †Pat "the Cope" Gallagher (FF / UEN) • Joe McCartin (FG / EPP–ED) • Dana Rosemary Scallon (IND / EPP–ED) Dublin Niall Andrews (FF / UEN) • Mary Banotti (FG / EPP–ED) • Proinsias De Rossa (LAB / PES) • Patricia McKenna (GP / Greens–EFA) Leinster Nuala Ahern (GP / Greens–EFA) • Avril Doyle (FG / EPP–ED) • Jim Fitzsimons (FF / UEN) • Liam Hyland (FF / UEN) Munster Gerard Collins (FF / UEN) • Pat Cox (IND / ELDR) • Brian Crowley (FF / UEN) • John Cushnahan (FG / EPP–ED) †Substituted by Seán Ó Neachtain (FF / UEN) in June 2002.

v • d • e « 1989–1994 «   Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1994–1999)   » 1999–2004 » Connacht-Ulster Pat "the Cope" Gallagher (FF / UFE) • Mark Killilea (FF / UFE) • Joe McCartin (FG / EPP) Dublin Niall Andrews (FF / UFE) • Mary Banotti (FG / EPP) • Bernie Malone (LAB / PES) • Patricia McKenna (GP / G) Leinster Nuala Ahern (GP / G) • Jim Fitzsimons (FF / UFE) • Alan Gillis (FG / EPP) • Liam Hyland (FF / UFE) Munster Gerard Collins (FF / UFE) • Pat Cox (IND / ELDR) • Brian Crowley (FF / UFE) • John Cushnahan (FG / EPP)

v • d • e « 1984–1989 «   Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1989–1994)   » 1994–1999 » Connacht-Ulster Neil Blaney (IFF / RBW) • Mark Killilea (FF / EDA) • Joe McCartin (FG / EPP) Dublin Niall Andrews (FF / EDA) • Mary Banotti (FG / EPP) • †Proinsias De Rossa (WP / EUL) • Barry Desmond (LAB / PES) Leinster Patrick Cooney (FG / EPP) • Jim Fitzsimons (FF / EDA) • Patrick Lalor (FF / EDA) Munster Pat Cox (PD / ELDR) • John Cushnahan (FG / EPP) • Gene FitzGerald (FF / EDA) • Paddy Lane (FF / EDA) • T. J. Maher (IND / ELDR) †Substituted by Des Geraghty (DL / EUL) in 1992.

v • d • e « 1979–1984 «   Members of the European Parliament for Ireland (1984–1989)   » 1989–1994 » Connacht-Ulster Seán Flanagan (FF / EDA) • Joe McCartin (FG / EPP) • Ray MacSharry (FF / EDA) Dublin Niall Andrews (FF / EDA) • Mary Banotti (FG / EPP) • Eileen Lemass (FF / EDA) • Richie Ryan (FG / EPP) Leinster Mark Clinton (FG / EPP) • Jim Fitzsimons (FF / EDA) • Patrick Lalor (FF / EDA) Munster Sylvester Barrett (FF / EDA) • Gene FitzGerald (FF / EDA) • T. J. Maher (IND / ELDR) • Tom O'Donnell (FG / EPP) • Tom Raftery (FG / EPP)