Jimmy Deenihan

Jimmy Deenihan
Deenihan in 2013
Minister of State
2014–2016Foreign Affairs and Trade
2014–2016Taoiseach
1994–1997Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
In office
9 March 2011 – 11 July 2014
TaoiseachEnda Kenny
Preceded byMary Hanafin
Succeeded byHeather Humphreys
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyKerry North–West Limerick
In office
February 1987 – February 2011
ConstituencyKerry North
Senator
In office
23 February 1983 – 17 February 1987
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born
James Deenihan

(1952-09-11) 11 September 1952 (age 72)
Lixnaw, County Kerry, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse
Mary Dowling
(m. 1988)
EducationSt Michael's College, Listowel
Alma materThomond College

Jimmy Deenihan (born 11 September 1952) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State for the Diaspora from 2014 to 2016, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht from 2011 to 2014 and Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry from 1994 to 1997. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1987 to 2016. He was a Senator from 1983 to 1987, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[1][2][3]

Deenihan played Gaelic football for the Kerry county team in the 1970s and 1980s. He also played rugby with Garryowen.

  1. ^ "Jimmy Deenihan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
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  3. ^ "Simon Harris among new Ministers of State". RTÉ News. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.