James Lawless | |
|---|---|
 Lawless in 2016 | |
| Minister of State | |
| 2024– | Transport |
| 2024– | Environment, Climate and Communications |
| Chair of the Committee on Justice | |
| In office 15 September 2020 – 8 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Kildare North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1976 Wexford, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse |
Ailish Lawless (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | jameslawless |
James Lawless (born 19 August 1976) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Minister of State since June 2024. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency since the 2016 general election.[1]
He was a member of Kildare County Council from 2014 to 2016.[2] He topped the poll in the 2014 local elections with 2,123 votes.[3] While a member of Kildare County Council, he served as Mayor of Naas.
He is a qualified barrister and also has degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin. He worked as a systems analyst in his early career.
In May 2016, he was appointed by the party leader Micheál Martin as Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Science, Technology, Research and Development. He was a member of the Energy and Communications Oireachtas Committee, and in February 2017, he was elected as Vice-Chair of that Committee. In February 2018, he was appointed a member of the Business, Enterprise and Innovation Oireachtas committee. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on Justice in September 2020.
On 27 June 2024, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Transport with responsibility for International and Road Transport and Logistics; and also as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with responsibility for Postal Policy.[4]
- ^ "James Lawless". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Election 2016: James Lawless". RTÉ. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "James Lawless". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Hurley, Sandra (27 June 2024). "Dara Calleary named as junior minister attending Cabinet". RTÉ News.