Senator Gerard Craughwell is Ireland’s first independently elected Senator. First elected in the 2014 Seanad by-election to the Cultural and Education Panel, he is subsequently re-elected to the Seanad in 2016 and 2020 to the Labour Panel. Gerard continues to strive making a significant contribution to the legislative process by proposing amendments and bringing forward Private Member Bills and Motions. He is passionate about Independent Politics and is deeply committed to Defence, Local Authority Members, Trade Unions and Seanad Reform
