Jack Chambers (politician)
Jack Chambers | |
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| Government Chief Whip | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 15 July 2020 | |
| Taoiseach | Micheál Martin |
| Preceded by | Dara Calleary |
| Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs and Sport | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 15 July 2020 | |
| Taoiseach | Micheál Martin |
| Preceded by | Dara Calleary |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2020 | |
| Taoiseach | Micheál Martin |
| Preceded by | Paul Kehoe |
| Minister of State at the Department of Finance | |
| In office 1 July 2020 – 15 July 2020 | |
| Taoiseach | Micheál Martin |
| Preceded by | Michael W. D'Arcy |
| Succeeded by | Seán Fleming |
| Teachta Dála | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Dublin West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1990 Galway, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Education | Belvedere College |
| Alma mater |
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| Website | jackchambers |
Jack Chambers (born 21 November 1990) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister of State at the Department of Defence since November 2020 and Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs and Sport since July 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency since the 2016 general election. He previously served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance from June to July 2020.[1][2]
Early and personal life[]
Chambers was born in Galway in 1990, but has lived in Dublin since early childhood. He resides in the Castleknock area of west Dublin.[3][4] His father, Frank Chambers, from Newport, County Mayo, is a consultant at the Mater Private Hospital, and was a political ally of Brian Lenihan Jnr.[3][4][5] His mother, Barbara Farragher, is from Hollymount, County Mayo.[4] He is not related to the senator Lisa Chambers.[3] He attended Belvedere College and earned a Law and Political Science degree from Trinity College Dublin, before enrolling in medicine at RCSI, graduating in 2020 after interrupting his studies early in his political career.[6]
Political career[]
In 2014, Chambers reopened the constituency office closed after the death of Brian Lenihan in 2011.[7][8] He was elected to Fingal County Council in the 2014 local elections, topping the poll in the Castleknock local electoral area.[9] He was Deputy Mayor of Fingal from 2015 until vacating his council seat on election to the Dáil.[10]
In March 2018, Micheál Martin appointed Chambers as Spokesperson for Defence. On 3 May 2018, he, along with several other Fianna Fáil TDs, called for a No vote in the referendum to allow legislation on abortion.[11] At the 2020 general election, he was re-elected as a TD for Dublin West.[12][13]
When Martin became Taoiseach, he nominated Chambers as Minister of State at the Department of Finance on 1 July 2020. Two weeks later, after Barry Cowen was sacked as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin promoted Dara Calleary to replace Cowen, with Chambers succeeding Calleary as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht.[14] Chambers said he would take an "intensive Irish language course" to prepare for the latter responsibility, as he does not speak Irish fluently.[15] On 17 November, Chambers was appointed to the additional post of Minister of State at the Department of Defence.[16]
References[]
- ^ "Jack Chambers". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Jack Chambers". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Dillon, Fiona (March 2016). "'I will get my hair cut when I get a chance' - Fianna Fail TD Jack Chambers on social media abuse". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
One of the other new Fianna Fail TDs to be elected under the age of 30 is Lisa Chambers (29) from Castlebar, but they are not directly related, even though they would both have some family roots in the town of Newport.
- ^ a b c McGreal, Edwin (1 March 2016). "Mayos lose Dáil seat elsewhere". The Mayo News. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ O'Halloran, Marie (15 June 2011). "Mourners told of man with nobility and honesty running through veins". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Lord, Miriam (20 June 2020). "Who will get the big jobs if new coalition gets the Green light?". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
Fianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers didn't complete his medical studies when his political career took off. … However, back in March, the Dublin West TD also became a qualified medical doctor having finished off his final two exams.
- ^ "Jack Chambers has defeated David McGuinness in Dublin West selection". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Jack Chambers". Jack Chambers. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Jack Chambers". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Election 2016: Jack Chambers". RTÉ. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "More than half of Fianna Fáil parliamentary party backing 'no' vote in referendum - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ O'Halloran, Marie (10 February 2020). "Dublin West results: Joan Burton and Ruth Coppinger lose seats". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Election 2020: Dublin West". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Statistics (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order (S.I. No. 263 of 2020). 27 July 2020. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved 4 August 2020, Irish Statute Book.; Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order (S.I. No. 547 of 2020). 17 November 2020. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved 9 December 2020, Irish Statute Book.; Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order (S.I. No. 548 of 2020). 17 November 2020. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved 9 December 2020, Irish Statute Book.
- ^ Adam, Brian (16 July 2020). "'It was clear that it was a rethink to put Jack Chambers in charge of the Gaeltacht'". In Tallaght. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Ministerial Responsibilities – Parliamentary Questions (33rd Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 18 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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