Malcolm Noonan
Malcolm Noonan | |
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Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform | |
Assumed office 1 July 2020 | |
Taoiseach | Micheál Martin |
Preceded by | New office |
Teachta Dála | |
Assumed office February 2020 | |
Constituency | Carlow–Kilkenny |
Personal details | |
Born | September 1966 (age 57–58)[1] Waterford, Ireland |
Political party | Green Party |
Malcolm Noonan (born September 1966) is an Irish Green Party politician who has served as Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform since July 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency since 2020.[2]
He was a member of Kilkenny County Council for the Kilkenny local electoral area from 2004 to 2020 and was Mayor of Kilkenny from 2009 to 2010. Maria Dollard was co-opted to Noonan's seat on Kilkenny County Council following his election to the Dáil.[3]
Before entering politics, Noonan worked for twenty years as a community and environmental activist with Friends of the Earth. In 2011, Noonan contested the leadership of the Green Party. In 2015, he unsuccessfully contested the Carlow–Kilkenny by-election as well as standing unsuccessfully in the 2016 general election.[4]
Following the formation of the Government of the 33rd Dáil, he was appointed Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform.[5]
References
- ^ Tim Ryan (2020). Nealon's Guide to the 33rd Dáil and 26th Seanad and the 2019 Local and European Elections. Grand Canal Publishing.
- ^ "Malcolm Noonan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "New green party councillor for Kilkenny". www.kclr96fm.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Noonan, Michael (10 February 2020). "Malcolm Noonan". greenparty.ie. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Who are the new junior ministers-All their profiles are here". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.