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Liz O'Donnell was born in Dublin . She was educated at the Salesian Convent, Limerick and Trinity College Dublin where she was an honours graduate of the Law School. Prior to embarking on a political career O'Donnell was a Vice Chair of the Women's Political Association and a delegate to the National Women's Council. In 1991 she was successfully elected to Dublin City Council for the Progressive Democrats for the Rathmines Local Electoral Area . She served on Dublin City Council until 1994 . In the November 1992 General Election she was elected to Dáil Eireann for the Progressive Democrats , representing Dublin South. She was opposition spokesperson on Health and Social Welfare from 1992 to 1993 . She was Party Whip and Justice spokesperson from 1993 to 1997 . Following he reurn to the 28th Dáil at the June 1997 General Election , she negotiated the Programme for the Coalition Government between Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats, along with her then party colleague Minister Of State Bobby Molloy . O'Donnell was appointed Minister Of State at the Department Of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for Overseas Development Assistance and Human Rights. She represented the Irish Government at the multi-party talks at Stormont , which culminated in the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 . Following the resignation of Bobby Molloy she was promoted to Cabinet as Minister of State to the Government in April, 2002 . She was re-elected to the 29th Dáil at the 2002 General Election as TD for Dublin South. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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