Paul Gavan

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Paul Gavan
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Senator
In office
8 June 2016 – 30 January 2025
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Personal details
Born (1965-11-29) 29 November 1965 (age 60)
Limerick, Ireland
PartySinn Féin
SpouseUrsula Gavan
Alma materUniversity of Limerick

Paul Gavan (born 29 November 1965) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as a senator for the Labour Panel from April 2016 to January 2025.[1][2]

He was the Sinn Féin Seanad spokesperson for Education and Workers Rights. He was also a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Gavan was an unsuccessful Sinn Féin candidate for the South constituency at the 2024 European Parliament election.[3][4] He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2024 general election for the Limerick City constituency.

His wife, Ursula Gavan, is a member of Limerick City and County Council.[5] She was elected as a Sinn Féin councillor at the 2024 local elections but resigned from the party in January 2025.[5]

He lost his seat at the 2025 Seanad election.

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