Michael Ring | |
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Minister for Rural and Community Development | |
In office 14 June 2017 – 27 June 2020 | |
Taoiseach | Leo Varadkar |
Preceded by | New office |
Succeeded by | Heather Humphreys |
Minister of State | |
2016–2017 | Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs |
2011–2016 | Transport, Tourism and Sport |
Teachta Dála | |
Assumed office June 1997 | |
Constituency | Mayo |
In office June 1994 – June 1997 | |
Constituency | Mayo West |
Personal details | |
Born | Westport, County Mayo, Ireland | 24 December 1953
Political party | Fine Gael |
Spouse |
Anne Fitzgerald (m. 1992) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University College Galway |
Michael Ring (born 24 December 1953) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency since 1997, and previously from 1994 to 1997 for the Mayo West constituency. He served as Minister for Rural and Community Development from 2017 to 2020 and as a Minister of State from 2011 to 2017.[1][2]