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Alan Shatter | |
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| Minister for Justice and Equality | |
| In office 9 March 2011 – 7 May 2014 | |
| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Brendan Smith (Justice and Law Reform) |
| Succeeded by | Frances Fitzgerald |
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 9 March 2011 – 7 May 2014 | |
| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Éamon Ó Cuív |
| Succeeded by | Enda Kenny (acting) |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office May 2007 – February 2016 | |
| In office June 1981 – May 2002 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1951 Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Spouse |
Carol Ann Danker (m. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | The High School, Dublin |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Alan Joseph Shatter (born 14 February 1951) is an Irish lawyer, author and former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Justice and Equality and Minister for Defence from 2011 to 2014. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency from 1981 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2016.[2] He left Fine Gael in early 2018 and is contesting the next general election as an independent candidate.[3]
His most recent books are Life is a Funny Business (2017), Frenzy and Betrayal: The Anatomy of a Political Assassination (2019) and Cyril's Lottery of Life (2023)
He has had occasional opinion articles published in The Irish Times, the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent, the Business Post, the Jerusalem Post and the Times of Israel.
He is chairperson of the Inheritance Tax Reform Campaign and of Magen David Adom Ireland.
- ^ "Shatter's wife in drink-driving ban". independent. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Alan Shatter". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ Burns, Sarah (17 October 2024). "Former Fine Gael minister Alan Shatter to run as Independent candidate in general election". The Irish Times.