Hildegarde Naughton | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Naughton in 2018 | |
| Government Chief Whip | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2022 | |
| Taoiseach | |
| Preceded by | Jack Chambers |
| Minister of State | |
| 2024– | Education |
| 2022–2024 | Health |
| 2021 | Justice |
| 2020–2022 | Environment, Climate and Communications |
| 2020–2022 | Transport |
| Chair of the Committee on Communications, Climate Action and the Environment | |
| In office 4 April 2016 – 27 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Brian Leddin |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Galway West |
| Senator | |
| In office 19 July 2013 – 26 February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1977 Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | hildegarde |
Hildegarde Naughton (born 1 May 1977) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Health since December 2022, and as a Minister of State attending cabinet since June 2020. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency since 2016. She previously served as Chair of the Committee on Communications, Climate Action and the Environment from 2016 to 2020 and Mayor of Galway from 2011 to 2012. She also served as a Senator from 2013 to 2016, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[1]
- ^ "Hildegarde Naughton". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.