Fergus O'Dowd

Fergus O'Dowd
O'Dowd in 2013
Chair of the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Assumed office
15 September 2020
Preceded byKathleen Funchion
Chair of the Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
In office
8 July 2017 – 15 September 2020
Preceded byBrendan Griffin
Succeeded byKieran O'Donnell
Minister of State
2011–2014Environment, Community and Local Government
2011–2014Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
May 2002
ConstituencyLouth
Senator
In office
17 September 1997 – 17 May 2002
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Personal details
Born (1948-09-01) 1 September 1948 (age 76)
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Other political
affiliations
Labour Party (until 1982)
SpouseAgnes O'Dowd
Children3
RelativesNiall O'Dowd (brother)
Alma materNUI Maynooth

Fergus O'Dowd (born 1 September 1948) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency since the 2002 general election. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement in September 2020. He previously served as Chair of the Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport from 2017 to 2020 and as a Minister of State from 2011 to 2014.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Fergus O'Dowd". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  2. ^ Government economic stimulus plan