John Lyons (Dublin politician)
Irish Labour Party politician, Dublin
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| Intro | Irish Labour Party politician, Dublin | |
| Places | Ireland | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 June 1977 | |
| Age | 47 years | |
| Star sign | Gemini | |
| Politics: | Labour Party |
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Biography
John Lyons (born June 1977) is an Irish former Labour Party politician. Lyons was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency at the 2011 general election. He was previously a member of Dublin City Council from 2008 to 2011, representing the Ballymun-Finglas area.
A son of John and Josie Lyons, he attended Trinity Comprehensive (then known as Ballymun Comprehensive).
He studied at Maynooth University, gaining a BA and HDip; subsequently he studied special education at Trinity College, Dublin.
He is openly gay and was one of the first two openly LGBT members of Dáil Éireann, along with Meath East's Dominic Hannigan.
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.