Senator Joan Freeman MPsych |
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Senator | |
Assumed office 27 May 2016 |
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Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Personal details | |
Born |
Waterford, Ireland |
22 January 1958
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Patrick Freeman (m. 1987) |
Alma mater | Open University |
Joan Freeman (born 22 January 1958) is an Irish psychologist and politician who has served as a Senator since May 2016, upon being Nominated by the Taoiseach. She is the founder of the Pieta House suicide prevention charity.
She is closely associated with the Catholic hierarchy being a member of the Irish Catholic Bishops Commission on Social Affairs.