Peadar Tóibín
Peadar Tóibín | |
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Tóibín in 2024 | |
| Leader of Aontú | |
| Assumed office 28 January 2019 | |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | New office |
| Chair of the Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs | |
| In office 4 April 2016 – 15 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Aengus Ó Snodaigh |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Meath West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1974 Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland |
| Political party | Aontú (since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse | Deirdre Tóibín |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Peadar Tóibín (Irish: [ˈpʲad̪ˠəɾˠ t̪ˠoːˈbʲiːnʲ]; born 19 June 1974) is an Irish politician who has served as leader of Aontú since January 2019. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath West constituency since 2011. He previously served as Chair of the Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs from 2016 to 2018. He founded Aontú in January 2019.
He was elected as a Sinn Féin candidate in 2011, but resigned from the party on 15 November 2018, primarily due to his opposition to the party's stance on abortion.