Mairead McGuinness | |
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European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union | |
Assumed office 12 October 2020 | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
Preceded by | Valdis Dombrovskis |
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 | |
Succeeded by | Colm Markey |
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(s) |
Tom Duff (m. 1994) |
Children | 4 |
Education | University College Dublin |
Website | Official website |
Mairead McGuinness (born 13 June 1959) is an Irish politician. She was the European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union since October 2020. She is a member of Fine Gael. She was First Vice-President of the European Parliament from 2017 to 2020. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for East from 2004 to 2014 and for Midlands–North-West from 2014 to 2020. McGuinness was Ireland’s longest serving MEP.[1]