Chris MacManus (born 13 March 1973) is an Irish politician who has been a

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(MEP) from

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for the Midlands–North-West constituency since March 2020. He is a member of

Sinn Féin Sinn Féin ( , ; en, " eOurselves") is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active throughout both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur G ...

, part of

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Personal life

His father is Seán MacManus, a retired Sinn Féin politician. His older brother,

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, was an

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who was killed in

Belleek, County Fermanagh Belleek (Flanagan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 182. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a village and civil parish in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. While the greater part of the village lies within County Fermanagh, part of it ...

in February 1992. He was born in London, but in late 1976, the family returned to Ireland to live in

Sligo town Sligo ( ; ga, Sligeach , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2016, it is the largest urban c ...

. He was cast in

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's Cannes nominated film ''

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'' in 2014 which was filmed extensively in Counties Sligo and Leitrim.

Political career

He was a member of Sligo Borough Council (formerly Sligo Corporation) from 1999 to 2014 having been elected on three occasions and was a member of

Sligo County Council Sligo County Council ( ga, Comhairle Chontae Shligigh) is the authority responsible for local government in County Sligo, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and ...

from 2017 to 2020. He was co-opted in March 2017 to replace his father Seán MacManus and retained the seat at the

2019 Sligo County Council election An election to all 18 seats on Sligo County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Sligo was divided into 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the elect ...

. He contested the

2016 Irish general election The 2016 Irish general election took place on Friday 26 February to elect 158 Teachtaí Dála (TDs) across Dáil constituencies, 40 constituencies to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, Republic of Ireland, Ireland's parliament. T ...

in the Sligo–Leitrim and was the last candidate to be eliminated. MEP

Matt Carthy Matt Carthy (born 19 July 1977) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency since the 2020 general election. He previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for t ...

was elected as a TD for the

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constituency at the

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. MacManus was nominated to replace him in the

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. MacManus sits on the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee as well as the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In the former capacity, he is a shadow rapporteur for The Left on the 2020/21 reform of the

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. He is also a member of the EU Delegations for relations with South Africa and with Palestine.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:MacManus, Chris 1973 births Living people Members of Sligo County Council MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 2019–2024 Sinn Féin MEPs People from Sligo (town) Politicians from County Sligo Sinn Féin candidates in Dáil elections (post-1923)