Róisín Shortall

Róisín Shortall TD
Minister of State for Primary Care
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2011
Preceded by	New Office
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office November 1992
Preceded by	Michael Barrett
Constituency	Dublin North–West
Personal details
Born	25 April 1954 (1954-04-25)
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Labour Party
Alma mater	University College Dublin, St Mary's College of Education, Dublin

Róisín Shortall (born 25 April 1954) is an Irish Labour Party politician. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North–West constituency since November 1992, and is the current Minister of State for Primary Care.

Shortall was born and raised in Drumcondra, Dublin. She was educated at Dominican College, Eccles Street; University College Dublin, and St Mary's College of Education, Marino. She worked as a teacher for the deaf before seeking public office. She first held public office in 1991 when she was elected to Dublin City Council for the Drumcondra local electoral area.^{[citation needed]}

Shortall was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1992 general election, when the Labour Party won a record 33 seats. She retained her seat at the 1997, 2002, 2007 and the 2011 general elections. She is a former party spokesperson for Social and Family Affairs.

On 10 March 2011, she was appointed as Minister of State for Primary Care.

External links

• Róisín Shortall's page on the Labour party website

Oireachtas
Preceded by Michael Barrett (Fianna Fáil)	Labour Party Teachta Dála for Dublin North–West 1992–present	Incumbent
Political offices
New office	Minister of State for Primary Care 2011–present	Incumbent