Brian Hayes (politician)

Brian Hayes
Minister of State
2011–2014	Finance
2011–2014	Public Expenditure and Reform
Leader of the Opposition in the Seanad
In office 21 July 2002 – 30 May 2007
Leader	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	Maurice Manning
Succeeded by	Frances Fitzgerald
Leader of Fine Gael in the Seanad
In office 21 July 2002 – 30 May 2007
Leader	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	Maurice Manning
Succeeded by	Frances Fitzgerald
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
Constituency	Dublin
Teachta Dála
In office May 2007 – May 2014
In office June 1997 – May 2002
Constituency	Dublin South-West
Senator
In office 12 September 2002 – 24 May 2007
Constituency	Cultural and Educational Panel
In office 20 December 1995 – 6 June 1997
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1969-08-23) 23 August 1969 (age 55) Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Other political affiliations	Democratic Left
Spouse	Genievive Hayes ​ (m. 2003)​ [1]
Children	3[2]
Education	Garbally College
Alma mater	St Patrick's College, Maynooth Trinity College Dublin

Brian Hayes (born 23 August 1969) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Minister of State from 2011 to 2014, Leader of the Opposition in the Seanad and Leader of Fine Gael in the Seanad from 2002 to 2007. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency from 2014 to 2019. He was as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency from 1997 to 2002 and 2007 to 2014. He was also a Senator from 1995 to 1997, after being nominated by the Taoiseach and from 2002 to 2007 for the Cultural and Educational Panel.^[3]