About the IAPP

Michael McNamara was elected to the European Parliament to represent the Ireland South constituency in June 2024.

He is Co-Chair of the European Parliament’s Working Group on the Implementation and Enforcement of the AI Act.

Michael is a Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and the Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia. He is also a Substitute member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and the Delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly.

Michael represented the Clare constituency as a member of the Irish parliament from 2011 until 2016, and again from 2020 until 2024.

He was appointed Chair of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Response in 2020 and was also appointed Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Drug Use in 2024.

He is a barrister and a farmer.