Cllr Anne Ferris

Biography

Anne is currently a Councillor on Wicklow County Council.

Political Career

• Co-Opted on to Bray Town Council in January 1995
• Elected to Bray Town Council in 1999 and 2004.
• Co-Opted on to Wicklow County Council in 2003
• Elected to Wicklow County Council in 2004.
• Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council 2007/2008 (Second female to hold position of Cathaoirleach in the history of Wicklow County Council)
• Cathaoirleach of Bray Town Council 2001-2002 and 2004-2005.
• Elected on first attempt to Dáil Éireann in 2011
• Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Party, September 2014-2016
• Vice Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice & Equality, 2012-2016

Memberships

• Member of the Kildare Wicklow Education & Training Board.
• Member of the Bray Local Drug & Alcohol Task Force.
• Member of the Bray Harbour Joint Development Committee.
• Member of the Bray Swimming Pool Committee.

Education

• Educated in Convent of Mercy, Goldenbridge, Inchicore.
• Diploma in Women's Studies, Maynooth College.