Michael Healy-Rae

Michael Healy-Rae
Official portrait, 2020
Chair of the Committee on European Union Affairs
In office
4 April 2016 – 15 September 2020
Preceded byDominic Hannigan
Succeeded byJoe McHugh
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2016
ConstituencyKerry
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyKerry South
Kerry County Councillor
In office
June 1999 – February 2011
ConstituencyKillorglin
Personal details
Born (1967-01-09) 9 January 1967 (age 57)
Kilgarvan, County Kerry, Ireland
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Eileen Healy-Rae
(m. 1989)
Children5
Parent
RelativesDanny Healy-Rae (brother)
Alma materLimerick Institute of Technology

Michael Healy-Rae (born 9 January 1967) is an Irish independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry constituency since 2016, and previously from 2011 to 2016 for the Kerry South constituency. He previously served as Chair of the Committee on European Union Affairs from 2016 to 2020.[1]

Before entering national politics, he was involved in local politics in County Kerry and pursued business interests.[2]

  1. ^ "Michael Healy-Rae". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. ^ "TD does son's grass cutting". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2013.