McManus, Liz (1947–)
McManus, Liz (1947–)
Irish politician and writer. Born Elizabeth O'Driscoll, Mar 1947, in Montreal, Canada; dau. of Tim O'Driscoll (head of Bord Fáilte); m. John McManus.
Representing Democratic Left, elected to the 27th Dáil (1992–97) for Wicklow; returned to 28th Dáil (1997–2002), then, representing Labour, elected to 29th Dáil (2002); was minister with responsibility for Housing (194-97); also writes novels. Her novel Acts of Subversion (1990) was nominated for the Aer Lingus/Irish Times Award for new writing.
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