Lucinda Creighton is an Irish former politician who served as Minister of State for European Affairs from 2011 to 2013. She was Leader of Renua from 2015 to 2016, a party of which she was a founding member. She served as a Teachta Dála for the Dublin South-East constituency from 2007 to 2016.Initially elected as a member of Fine Gael, she lost the party whip when she voted against the government's bill which demarcated the circumstances by which abortion could be legally carried out in the State. Following her resignation from Fine Gael in July 2013, she sat as an Independent TD until March 2015 and the launch of Renua. She lost her seat at the 2016 general election and resigned as Renua leader in May 2016. Wikipedia
Creighton's comments on Twitter opposing same-sex marriage caused uproar across Ireland, particularly as she was the party's equality spokeswoman at this time. Gaelick http://www.gaelick.com/2012/02/sligo-lgbt-soc-protests-against-lucinda-creighton-with-marriage-ceremony/22059/.
