Joan Burton
| Joan Burton TD | |
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| Minister for Social Protection | |
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| Assumed office 9 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Éamon Ó Cuív |
| Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Human Rights | |
| In office 20 December 1994 – 26 June 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Kitt |
| Succeeded by | Liz O'Donnell |
| Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare | |
| In office 14 January 1993 – 15 December 1994 |
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| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Teachta Dála | |
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| Assumed office May 2002 |
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| In office November 1992 – June 1997 |
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| Constituency | Dublin West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1949 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Pat Carroll |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Website | www.joanburton.ie |
Joan Burton (born 1 February 1949) is an Irish Labour Party politician and the current Minister for Social Protection. She is a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency.[1]
Burton was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1992 general election. From 1995–97, she was Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs. She lost her seat at the 1997 general election but was re-elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election.[2]
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[edit] Early and private life
Burton is a native of the Stoneybatter area of Dublin. She was adopted by the Burton's as a baby and brought up in Inchicore. Her adoptive father worked in the local iron foundry. She was educated at St Gabriel's NS, Cowper St and St Joseph Sisters of Charity Secondary School, Stanhope Street and University College Dublin (UCD) where she graduated with a degree in Commerce. She is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. She has worked as a lecturer in Accountancy in the Dublin Institute of Technology and the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[citation needed]
[edit] Political career
She first stood for election at the 1989 general election, when she stood as one of two Labour candidates in the Dublin Central constituency, failing to get elected.[citation needed] At the local elections in 1991, she was elected to Dublin County Council for the Mulhuddart electoral area.[citation needed] Burton was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1992 general election, representing Dublin West in the 27th Dáil.[citation needed] She was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare in the Fianna Fáil–Labour Party coalition that was formed after that election. With the breakdown of that coalition and establishment of a Rainbow Coalition between the Labour Party, Fine Gael and Democratic Left in early 1995, she became Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, a position she held until the coalition's defeat at 1997 general election.[citation needed]
She lost her seat at the 1997 general election to Joe Higgins of the Socialist Party. Joan was re-elected to Fingal County Council in the 1999 local elections, on this occasion winning a seat in the Castleknock electoral area. She was re-elected to the Dáil for Dublin West at the 2002 general election.[3] She was then appointed the Spokesperson on Finance. She was a candidate for the deputy leadership of the party in 2002, obtaining 24% of the first preference vote, but was unsuccessful.[citation needed] She became deputy leader of the Labour Party in September 2007.[citation needed]
She was voted by political journalists as the Magill TD of the Year 2007 and 2008.[citation needed]
Burton was re-elected to represent Dublin West at the 2011 general election, topping the poll on the 1st count with 9,627 votes,[4] and was the first TD to be elected in the country for the 31st Dáil.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Ms. Joan Burton". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=31&MemberID=133&ConstID=96. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "Kenny elected Taoiseach, appoints Gilmore Tánaiste". The Irish Times. 9 March 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0309/breaking5.html.
- ^ "Joan Burton". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3781. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Dublin West". RTÉ News. http://www.rte.ie/news/election2011/results/dublin-west.html. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ Slattery, Laura (26 February 2011). "Burton elected on first count". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0226/breaking12.html.
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| Preceded by Tomás Mac Giolla (Workers' Party) |
Labour Party Teachta Dála for Dublin West 1992–1997 |
Succeeded by Joe Higgins (Socialist Party) |
| Preceded by Constituency redrawn |
Labour Party Teachta Dála for Dublin West 2002–present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| New office | Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare 1993–1994 |
Office abolished |
| Preceded by Tom Kitt |
Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Human Rights 1994–1997 |
Succeeded by Liz O'Donnell |
| Preceded by Éamon Ó Cuív |
Minister for Social Protection 2011–present |
Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Liz McManus |
Deputy Leader of Labour Party 2007–present |
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