Paul Kehoe
| Paul Kehoe TD | |
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| Government Chief Whip | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 9 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | John Curran |
| Minister of State at the Department of Defence | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 9 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | John Curran |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 2002 |
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| Constituency | Wexford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1973 Bree, County Wexford |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Brigid O'Connor |
| Alma mater | Kildalton Agricultural College |
| Website | www.paulkehoe.com |
Paul Kehoe (born 11 January 1973) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency since 2002,[1] and is the current Government Chief Whip.[2]
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[edit] Early and private life
Kehoe was born in Bree, County Wexford. He is the son of Myles and Bernadette Kehoe.[3] He was educated at St Mary's CBS, Enniscorthy, and Kildalton Agricultural College, County Kilkenny.[2] Kehoe is also a farmer.[1] He is married to Brigid O'Connor, of Taghmon.[3]
[edit] Political career
Kehoe was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election as a TD for the Wexford constituency.[4] In June of that year Enda Kenny became leader of the Fine Gael party and Kehoe was appointed Fine Gael spokesperson for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. He has also served as Fine Gael Assistant Chief Whip. He was re-elected at the 2011 general election.[5]
He was appointed as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Defence on 9 March 2011.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Mr. Paul Kehoe". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=30&MemberID=1805&ConstID=181. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Paul Kehoe TD". Fine Gael website. http://www.finegael.ie/our-people/tds/?id=58. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Everything just Fine' on TD Paul's big day". New Ross Standard. 3 October 2007. http://www.newrossstandard.ie/sport/other-sports/everything-just-fine-on-td-pauls-big-day-1118689.html. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- ^ "Paul Kehoe". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=4866. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ^ "Wexford – Election 2011". RTÉ News. 28 February 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/election2011/results/wexford.html. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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| Preceded by Michael D'Arcy (Fine Gael) |
Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Wexford 2002–present |
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| Preceded by John Curran |
Government Chief Whip 2011–present |
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| Minister of State at the Department of Defence 2011–present |
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