Paul Bradford

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Paul Bradford (born 1 December 1963 in Mourne Abbey, County Cork) is a former Irish politician. He became the youngest Cork County Councillor in 1985 at age 21. He was elected to the Seanad in 1987 on the Agricultural Panel, and later served as a TD for Cork East from 1989 to 2002. He returned to the Seanad from 2002 to 2016, representing the Agricultural Panel. Bradford held various roles in Fine Gael, including party Chief Whip, until he was expelled in 2013 for voting against the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill. He helped form the Reform Alliance that year and later joined Renua in 2015, contesting Cork East in the 2016 general election but did not win. He is married to Lucinda Creighton since 2011, and they have three children. He studied at Patrician Academy in Mallow and University College Cork.