Mairead McGuinness | |
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European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union | |
In office 12 October 2020 – 30 November 2024 | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
Preceded by | Valdis Dombrovskis |
Succeeded by | Maria Luís Albuquerque |
First Vice-President of the European Parliament | |
In office 18 January 2017 – 12 October 2020 | |
President | Antonio Tajani David Sassoli |
Preceded by | Antonio Tajani |
Succeeded by | Roberta Metsola |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 12 October 2020 | |
Constituency | Midlands–North-West |
In office 1 July 2004 – 1 July 2014 | |
Constituency | East |
Personal details | |
Born | Mairead McGuinness 13 June 1959 Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland |
Political party | Fine Gael |
Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
Spouse |
Tom Duff (m. 1994) |
Children | 4 |
Education | University College Dublin |
Website | Official website |
Mairead McGuinness (born 13 June 1959) is an Irish politician who served as the European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union from October 2020 to November 2024. A member of Fine Gael, she previously served as First Vice-President of the European Parliament from 2017 to 2020. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for East from 2004 to 2014 and for Midlands–North-West from 2014 to 2020, making her Ireland's longest serving MEP.[1] In the European Parliament, she sat with the European People's Party (EPP).[2][3]