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Christopher Fettes

Christopher Fettes is the founder of the Irish Green Party.

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Christopher Fettes
Cathaoirleach (Chairperson) of the Green Party
In office
1981–???
Preceded byNew Office
Personal details
Born
Bromley, Kent, England
PartyGreen Party
EducationClayesmore School, Dorset
Trinity College Dublin

Christopher Fettes (born 1937 in England) is the founder of the Irish Green Party.

Biography

Christopher Fettes was born in Bromley, Kent, England and educated at Clayesmore School, Dorset, and in English and French at Trinity College Dublin.1

In 1981, he initiated and chaired the founding meeting of the Ecology Party of Ireland, which later became the Irish Green Party.1 He stood unsuccessfully as a Green candidate for the European Parliament in 1984.2 He contested the 2002 general election and the 2011 general election in the Laois–Offaly constituency.2

References

References

  1. Mullally, Una (9 June 2019). "The little known story of the origins of the Green Party". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. "Christopher Fettes Election record". Elections Ireland. Retrieved 17 October 2021.