Helen Catherine Anne Keogh (born 3 June 1951) is the current Chief Executive of the aid agency World Vision Ireland. She was appointed to this position in 2003. World Vision Ireland is a non-denominational Christian humanitarian relief and development agency that works towards ending poverty, fighting hunger and injustice and bringing about lasting change for the better in the lives of children and families in need. She was appointed Chairperson of the Board of Dóchas

Dóchas

Dóchas is the network of Non-Governmental Organisations involved in development and relief overseas and/or development education in Ireland...

 - the Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations in 2006 and was elected for a second term of office in 2008.
Helen Keogh chaired the Board of Dublin WellWoman 1999 - 2004; she also chaired the Board of Governors of St. CAtherine's College of Education for Home Economics for four years. She has worked as both an executive and non-executive board member in a number of organisations and companies.

A founding member of the Progressive Democrats

Progressive Democrats

The Progressive Democrats , commonly known as the PDs, was a pro-free market liberal political party in the Republic of Ireland.Launched on 21 December 1985 by Desmond O'Malley and other politicians who had split from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, the Progressive Democrats took liberal positions on...

 in Dun Laoghaire, she was elected as Teachta Dála

Teachta Dála

A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...

 for Dún Laoghaire

Dún Laoghaire (Dáil Éireann constituency)

Dún Laoghaire is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies...

 from 1992 to 1997.

A former teacher,Guidance Counsellor and businesswoman, Keogh was an unsuccessful Progressive Democrat candidate in the 1987 general election

Irish general election, 1987

The Irish general election of 1987 was held on 17 February 1987, four weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 20 January. The newly-elected 166 members of the 25th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 10 March when a new Taoiseach and government were appointed.The general election took place in...

, the first election after the party was founded. She did not contest the 1989 election

Irish general election, 1989

The Irish general election of 1989 was held on Thursday, 15 June 1989, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 25 May. The newly elected 166 members of the 26th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 29 June...

 but was nominated as a member of the 19th Seanad by Taoiseach

Taoiseach

The Taoiseach is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas , and must, in order to remain in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil.The current Taoiseach is...

 Charles Haughey

Charles Haughey

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.

She was elected to Dáil Éireann

Dáil Éireann

Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...

 in the 1992 general election

Irish general election, 1992

The Irish general election of 1992 was held on Wednesday, 25 November 1992, almost three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 5 November. However, after difficulties in forming a government the newly elected 166 members of the 27th Dáil did not assemble at Leinster House until 4 January 1993...

 but lost her seat at the 1997 election

Irish general election, 1997

The Irish general election of 1997 was held on Friday, 6 June 1997. The 166 newly elected members of the 28th Dáil assembled on 26 June 1997 when a new Taoiseach and government were appointed....

 to Monica Barnes

Monica Barnes

Monica Barnes is a former Irish Fine Gael politician. She was a Teachta Dála for the constituency of Dún Laoghaire....

 of Fine Gael. She was then nominated by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern

Bertie Ahern

Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern is a former Irish politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 26 June 1997 to 7 May 2008....

 to the 21st Seanad.

She joined Fine Gael in 2000 and unsuccessfully stood for election in both the 2002 general election

Irish general election, 2002

The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday, 17 May 2002 just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern...

 and the 2002 Seanad election.

She was elected a local councillor

Councillor

A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...

 for Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council in 1991 and re-elected in 1999. She ran unsuccessfully for the Senate on the NUI Panel in 2011.

External links

Helen Keogh's 2011 Senate Campaign Website

www.worldvision.ie

• Helen Keogh's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)
• Oireachtas Members - Profile