2020 Green Party leadership election (Ireland)
The 2020 Green Party leadership election was a leadership election within Ireland's Green Party. The election was won by Eamon Ryan who received 51% of the votes cast and retained his position as leader.
Image: Eamon Ryan 2015
Image: Catherine Martin TD
Image: Eamon Ryan 2020 (cropped)
Image: Catherine Martin 2020 cropped
The Green Party is a green political party that operates in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It holds a pro-European stance. It was founded as the Ecology Party of Ireland in 1981 by Dublin teacher Christopher Fettes. The party became the Green Alliance in 1983 and adopted its current English language name in 1987 while the Irish name was kept unchanged. The party leader is Eamon Ryan, and the deputy leader is Catherine Martin and the cathaoirleach (chairperson) is Pauline O'Reilly. Green Party candidates have been elected to most levels of representation: local government, Dáil Éireann, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the European Parliament.
Poster advertising the first ever meeting of the "Ecology Party of Ireland"
The Greens' parliamentary party in 2008
Catherine Martin became the deputy leader of the party in 2011
Neasa Hourigan was a founding member of the Just Transition Greens
