Diarmuid Wilson (born 20 November 1965) is an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

politician who has served as a

senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ...

for the

Administrative Panel The Administrative Panel is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 of the 60 members of Seanad Éireann, the senate of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Republic of Ireland, Ireland). The Administrative Panel elects seven senator ...

since September 2002. A member of

Cavan County Council Cavan County Council () is the authority responsible for local government in County Cavan, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transporta ...

from 1999 to 2004, he was first elected to the Seanad in 2002 and was re-elected in 2007 and 2011. He is the nephew of

John Wilson John Wilson may refer to: Academics * John Wilson (historian) (1799–1870), author of ''Our Israelitish Origin'' (1840), a founding text of British Israelism * John Wilson (agriculturalist) (1812–1888), British agriculturalist * John Matthias ...

, who was a TD, Minister and

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. He is the

whip in the Seanad and spokesperson on Defence. Wilson is a member of the cross-party ''Oireachtas Friends of Israel'' in the

Oireachtas The Oireachtas ( ; ), sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the Bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of the president of Ireland and the two houses of the Oireachtas (): a house ...

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Diarmuid Wilson's page on the Fianna Fáil website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Diarmuid 1965 births Living people Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Alumni of Brunel University London Fianna Fáil senators Members of Cavan County Council Members of the 22nd Seanad Members of the 23rd Seanad Members of the 24th Seanad Members of the 25th Seanad Members of the 26th Seanad Members of the 27th Seanad People from Cavan (town) Administrative Panel senators

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