Ivana Bacik

Ivana Bacik is an Irish politician who has served as the leader of the Labour Party since 2022 and as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency since 2021. A former academic and long-time human rights activist, she previously served as a Senator for the Dublin University constituency from 2007 to 2021. Bacik is known for her social democratic and liberal political views, with a career defined by her advocacy for abortion rights, workers' conditions, and environmental equality. She continues to champion progressive policies, including the separation of church and state and the pursuit of Irish unity.