Mairead McGuinness MEP www.maireadmcguinness.ie @MaireadMcGMEP Mairead McGuinness MEP maireadmcgmep September European Commissioner-designate 2020 Portfolio: Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union
Since 2004 Member of the European Parliament First Vice-President of the European Parliament (2017 to present) Relations with national Parliaments, in particular EU affairs committees Administrative consequences of Brexit Replacing the President for North America Article 17 TFEU: dialogue with religious and philosophical organisations Conciliations Vice-President of the European Parliament (2014 to 2017) Parliament’s communication and information policy Responsibility for STOA (Science and Technology Options Assessment) Mediator for International Parental Child Abduction Member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (2004 to present) CAP reform post-2013 (Direct Payments), EPP shadow rapporteur Unfair Trading Practices in the Food Supply Chain, EPP shadow rapporteur Standing rapporteur on Brexit Member of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (2009 to present) European Climate Law, EPP shadow rapporteur Revision of the Regulation on Medical Devices, EPP shadow rapporteur Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs (2017 to present) Member of Committee on Budgets (2004-2009) Member of Committee on Petitions (2004-2011) Vice-Chair, Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (2014-2019) Vice-Chair, EPP Group (2013-2014) Chair, Temporary Committee of Inquiry into the Crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2006-2007)
2002-2004 Chair, Consumer Liaison Panel, Dept. for Agriculture and Food, Ireland
1980-2004 Journalist, broadcaster and commentator Agricultural editor, Irish Independent (1997-2004) Editor and lead presenter, Ear to the Ground, RTÉ (1993-2004) Presenter, LMFM (1989-1993) News reporter, Irish Farmers Journal (1984-1997) Radio producer, researcher and reporter, RTÉ (1980-1984)
1984 Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance
1980 BAgrSc Agricultural Economics, University College Dublin