Michael McGrath (Irish politician)
Michael McGrath | |
|---|---|
 McGrath in 2014 | |
| Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2020 | |
| Taoiseach | Micheál Martin |
| Preceded by | Paschal Donohoe |
| Teachta Dála | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 2007 | |
| Constituency | Cork South-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1976 Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah McGrath (m. 2004) |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
Michael McGrath (born 23 August 1976) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform since June 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency since 2007.[1][2]
Early life[]
McGrath was born in Cork in 1976. He studied commerce at University College Cork and later qualified as a chartered accountant.
Political career[]
He was a member of Passage West Town Council from 1999 to 2007, and a member of Cork County Council for the Carrigaline local electoral area from 2004 to 2007.
Following Fianna Fáil's electoral defeat in 2011, McGrath became Opposition Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Financial Sector Reform, but also held the role of Spokesperson for Finance following the death of Brian Lenihan in June 2011.
McGrath represented Fianna Fáil in the Oireachtas delegation that met the Bundestag's Budgetary and European Affairs committees, in Berlin in late January 2012.[3] He represented Fianna Fáil in talks on government formation in 2016 and 2020.[4]
In June 2020, following the formation of a coalition government between Fianna Fáil, the Green Party and Fine Gael, McGrath was appointed as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
References[]
- ^ "Michael McGrath". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ "Michael McGrath". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ "Oireachtas delegation in Bundestag meeting". RTÉ News. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ McGee, Harry (12 March 2016). "Fianna Fáil's negotiating team for government talks revealed". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Alumni of University College Cork
- Fianna Fáil TDs
- Members of the 30th Dáil
- Members of the 31st Dáil
- Members of the 32nd Dáil
- Members of the 33rd Dáil
- Politicians from County Cork
- Ministers for Public Expenditure and Reform