Joe McHugh | |
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 McHugh in 2017 | |
| Chair of the Committee on European Union Affairs | |
| In office 15 September 2020 – 8 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Healy-Rae |
| Minister for Education and Skills | |
| In office 16 October 2018 – 27 June 2020 | |
| Taoiseach | Leo Varadkar |
| Preceded by | Richard Bruton |
| Succeeded by | Norma Foley |
| Minister of State | |
| 2017–2018 | Government Chief Whip |
| 2017–2018 | Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht |
| 2016–2018 | Taoiseach |
| 2016–2017 | Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| 2014–2016 | Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht |
| 2014–2016 | Communications, Energy and Natural Resources |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2016 – November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Donegal |
| In office May 2007 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Donegal North-East |
| Senator | |
| In office 12 September 2002 – 24 May 2007 | |
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1971 Carrigart, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Fine Gael (until 2022) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Tom Enright (father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | NUI, Maynooth |
Joe McHugh (born 16 July 1971) is an Irish former politician who served as chair of the Committee on European Union Affairs from 2020 to 2024. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal constituency 2016 to 2024, and previously from 2007 to 2016 for the Donegal North-East constituency. He served as Minister for Education and Skills from 2018 to 2020 and as a Minister of State from 2014 to 2018, including as Government Chief Whip from 2017 to 2018. He was a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 2002 and 2007.[1]
In May 2022, McHugh announced that he would not contest the next general election.[2][3]
- ^ "Joe McHugh". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ "Donegal TD Joe McHugh won't contest next general election". RTÉ News. 4 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Hosford, Paul (4 May 2022). "Fine Gael TD and former education minister Joe McHugh won't stand for re-election". Irish Examiner. Cork. ISSN 1393-9564. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.