Grace O'Sullivan
Grace O'Sullivan | |
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O'Sullivan in 2019 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 17 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | South |
| Senator | |
| In office 8 June 2016 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1962 Tramore, County Waterford, Ireland |
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| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | graceosullivan |
Grace O'Sullivan (born 8 March 1962) is an Irish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the South constituency from 2019 until 2024. She is a member of the Green Party, and part of the European Green Party. She previously served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2016 to 2019.
O'Sullivan is also known for her activism during a 20-year career with Greenpeace having served on the crew of the Rainbow Warrior when it was bombed in New Zealand in 1985 by French Intelligence. She is a former Irish surfing champion and has worked for a number of years as an environmental education specialist and ecologist.
Initially elected in the 2019 European Parliament elections, O'Sullivan lost her seat in the 2024 European elections.