Alice Mary Higgins

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Senator
Alice Mary Higgins
Senator
Assumed office
April 2016
Constituency National University of Ireland
Personal details
Nationality Irish
Political party Independent
Relations Michael D. Higgins (Father)
Children 2
Alma mater University College Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
The New School
Website www.alicemaryhiggins.ie

Alice Mary Higgins (born 1975/6) is a policy analyst and independent politician. She is the campaigns and policy officer at the National Women's Council of Ireland and a board member of the European Women's Lobby, and was elected to Seanad Éireann in 2016.[1]

Higgins read English and philosophy at University College Dublin,[2] and took an MPhil in theatre and cultural studies at Trinity College, Dublin and a Fulbright MA in sociology at The New School in New York City.[3] She stood for election to Seanad Éireann on the National University of Ireland panel in April 2016 and was elected to the third and final seat on the 28th count.[4]

Her father, Michael D., a former Labour Party politician, is the ninth President of Ireland.[2][1]

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