Ivana Bacik | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Bacik in 2021 | |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Kelly |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office 9 July 2021 | |
| Constituency | Dublin Bay South |
| Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad | |
| In office 25 May 2011 – 9 July 2021 | |
| Leader | |
| Preceded by | Phil Prendergast |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Moynihan |
| Deputy leader of the Seanad | |
| In office 25 May 2011 – 6 May 2016 | |
| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Leader | Maurice Cummins |
| Preceded by | Dan Boyle |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Noone |
| Senator | |
| In office 13 September 2007 – 12 July 2021 | |
| Constituency | Dublin University |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1968 Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Alan Saul |
| Relations | Charles Bacik (grandfather) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Alexandra College |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | ivanabacik |
Ivana Catherine Bacik[a] (born 25 May 1968) is an Irish politician who has been the Leader of the Labour Party since 24 March 2022 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency since winning a by-election on 9 July 2021. Bacik previously served as Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad from 2011 to 2021, and a Senator for the Dublin University constituency from 2007 to 2021.[2] She previously served as Deputy leader of the Seanad from 2011 to 2016. Bacik came to prominence due to her abortion rights campaigning from the 1980s onwards.[3][4]
- ^ Cox, Catherine (October 2009). "Bačík, Charles". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Ivana Bacik". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ Collins, Liam (4 April 2004). "Ivana Bacik, the media supergirl". Sunday Independent. Dublin. ISSN 0039-5218. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.
- ^ MacRedmond, David (27 May 2023). "Ivana Bacik: How abortion campaign went from 'desperately lonely' to 'tremendously positive'". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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