Patricia Lawlor (née Broughal; 17 March 1933 – 19 December 1997) was an Irish politician, nurse and businesswoman.
[3] She was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Cultural and Educational Panel in 1981 as a Fine Gael member.
[5] She was educated locally and at St Mary's secondary school in Naas, she trained as a nurse.
She married Tony Lawlor, a farmer and member of a catering family in Naas; they had four children.
She died from cancer at St Vincent's Nursing Home, Dublin, on 19 December 1997, aged 64.