George Birmingham

This article is about the Irish judge and politician. For the Irish novelist, see George A. Birmingham.

The Hon. Mr. Justice George Birmingham
Judge of the Court of Appeal
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2014
Nominated by	Government of Ireland
Appointed by	Michael D. Higgins
Minister of State for European Affairs
In office 13 February 1986 – 21 January 1987
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of State for Youth Affairs
In office 16 December 1982 – 13 February 1986
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Enda Kenny
Teachta Dála
In office June 1981 – June 1989
Constituency	Dublin North-Central
Personal details
Born	1954 Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin, King's Inns
Occupation	Barrister

George Martin Birmingham (born 3 August 1954) is a judge of the Court of Appeal and former Irish Fine Gael politician.

George Birmingham was born in Dublin in 1954. He was educated at St. Paul's College, Trinity College, Dublin and King's Inns where he qualified as a barrister. He first became involved in politics in 1979 when he became a member of Dublin City Council. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1981 general election as Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North–Central constituency. Between 1982 and 1986 he served as a Minister of State under Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald at the Departments of Education, Labour and Foreign Affairs. The party lost power in 1987 and Birmingham lost his Dáil seat at the 1989 general election. Between 1989 and 2007 he worked as a barrister, becoming a Senior Counsel in 1999. On 3 May 2007, it was announced that he had been selected to become a High Court judge. In October 2014, he became a judge of the Court of Appeal.

Birmingham was the sole member of the Commission of Investigation into the Dean Lyons case.