Anthony Lawlor

Early life A son of Tony and Patsy Lawlor, he was educated at Multyfarnham Agricultural College, University College Dublin and NUI, Maynooth.

He was co-opted to Kildare County Council in 1998, following the death of his mother Patsy. He was elected in 1999 as an independent councillor for the Naas local electoral area. He did not stand for election in 2004. In 2009, he was re-elected as a Councillor, this time as a member of Fine Gael.

Politics Lawlor was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the Kildare North constituency at the 2011 general election.

On 11 December 2012, Lawlor introduced a bill in the Oireachtas intended to outlaw the clocking of vehicle odometers, which is not currently illegal in Ireland.

He lost his seat at the 2016 general election. The vacancy was caused by the resignation of Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Kildare North at the 2020 general election. He did not contest the 2020 Seanad election.