Seán Haughey

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Seán Haughey

TD
Seán Haughey 2020.jpg
Haughey in 2020
Minister of State for Lifelong Learning and School Transport
In office
20 June 2007 – 9 March 2011
TaoiseachBertie Ahern
Brian Cowen
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of State for Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage
In office
12 December 2006 – 14 June 2007
TaoiseachBertie Ahern
Preceded bySíle de Valera
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
20 June 1989 – 20 June 1990
Preceded byBen Briscoe
Succeeded byMichael Donnelly
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 2016
ConstituencyDublin Bay North
In office
November 1992 – February 2011
ConstituencyDublin North-Central
Senator
In office
24 April 1987 – 1 November 1992
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Personal details
Born (1961-11-08) 8 November 1961 (age 59)
Raheny, Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFianna Fáil
Spouse(s)Orla O'Brien (m. 1988)
Children4
Parents
RelativesSeán Lemass (Grandfather)
EducationSt Paul's College, Raheny
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Websiteseanhaughey.ie

Seán Haughey (born 8 November 1961) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay North constituency since 2016, and previously from 1992 to 2011 for the Dublin North-Central constituency. He previously served as Minister of State for Lifelong Learning and School Transport from 2007 to 2011, Minister of State for Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage from 2006 to 2007 and Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1989 to 1990. He was a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 1987 to 1992.[1]

The son of Charles Haughey and Maureen Lemass, Haughey was educated at St Paul's College, Raheny, Dublin, and Trinity College Dublin, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Politics. Haughey entered politics in 1985, when he was elected to Dublin City Council for the Artane local electoral area. He was re-elected to the council in 1991 and 1999 and served until 2003. He was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1989 to 1990.

Haughey served as a member of Seanad Éireann from 1987 until 1992. In that year he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin North-Central.[2] He had unsuccessfully contested the Dublin North-East constituency at the 1987 and 1989 general elections. Haughey was appointed in December 2006 as a Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, with responsibility for Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage. In June 2007, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with responsibility for Lifelong Learning, Youth Work and School Transport.

Haughey is a member of a political family. His father was Charles Haughey, while his maternal grandfather was Seán Lemass; each served as Taoiseach. His uncle Noel Lemass and aunt Eileen Lemass were also members of Dáil Éireann.

He lost his seat at the 2011 general election.[2] He was elected to Dublin City Council for the Clontarf local electoral area at the 2014 local elections. He regained a seat in the Dáil at the 2016 general election, when he was returned for the new Dublin Bay North constituency. He was re-elected at the general election in February 2020.[3][4]

On 4 February 2021, he undertook godparenthood for Vitold Ashurak, Belarusian activist and political prisoner.[5][6] After the death of Ashurak in May, Haughey took over the patronage of Dzyanis Ivashin, a journalist of Novy Chas and Belarusian political prisoner, on 30 June 2021.[7][6]

See also[]

  • Families in the Oireachtas

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Seán Haughey". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Seán Haughey". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  3. ^ Cullen, Paul (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Dublin Bay North results: Social Democrats, Labour, FF take final seats". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Election 2020: Dublin Bay North". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Members of Parliament from Switzerland, Germany and Ireland take over godparenthood for Yuliya Slutskaya, Katsiaryna Andreyeva and Vitold Ashurak". Libereco. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Cunningham, Paul (15 July 2021). "Irish politicians sponsor Belarus political prisoners". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Irish and German MPs adopt three political prisoners from Belarus". Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Ben Briscoe 		Lord Mayor of Dublin
1989–1990 		Succeeded by
Michael Donnelly
Oireachtas
Preceded by
Vincent Brady
Richard Bruton
Ivor Callely
Charles Haughey 		Teachta Dála for Dublin North-Central
1992–2011
With: Richard Bruton 1982–2016
Ivor Callely 1989–2007
Derek McDowell 1992–2002
Finian McGrath 2002–16
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin 2011–16 		Succeeded by
Richard Bruton
Finian McGrath
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
New constituency Teachta Dála for Dublin Bay North
2016–present
With: Tommy Broughan
Richard Bruton
Finian McGrath
Denise Mitchell 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Síle de Valera 		Minister of State
for Adult Education, Youth Affairs and Educational Disadvantage
2006–2007 		Office abolished
Preceded by
New office 		Minister of State
for Lifelong Learning and School Transport
2007–2011 		Office abolished
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