Political Career:
• Elected Leader of the Labour Party in 2016
• Elected to the 32nd Dáil, Feb.2016
• Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform 2011-2016
• Elected to the 31st Dail, Feb. 2011
• Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dail Eireannn, June 2007
• Elected to the 30th Dail, May 2007
• Elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 1997
• Labour Party Spokesperson on the Environment
• Member of Joint Committee on Environment and Local Government
• Minister for the Environment 1994-1997
• Minister for Health 1993-1994
• First Elected Dáil Éireann 1987
• Member Seanad Éireann 1983-1987
• Alderman Wexford Corporation 1981-1993
• Member Wexford County Council 1985-1993
Occupation:
• Full-time Public Representative, formerly Teacher
Memberships:
• Member of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform, April 2016
Birth Details:
• Wexford, 1956
Education:
• C.B.S. Wexford;
• St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
