Ged Nash
| Senator Gerald Nash | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Business and Employment | |
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Assumed office July 2014 | |
| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Senator | |
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Assumed office 26 April 2016 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Louth |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 1975 (age 40) Drogheda, Louth, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Website |
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Gerald "Ged" Nash (born December 1975) is an Irish Labour Party politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency at the 2011 general election.[1] He was a member of Louth County Council for the Drogheda area from 2000 to 2011, and a member of Drogheda Town Council from 1999 to 2011.[2] He served as mayor of Drogheda from 2004 to 2005.[3]
Nash was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at age 15.[4]
On 11 July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State for Business and Employment with responsibility for small and medium business, collective bargaining and low pay commission at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.[5] He was also made a Super Junior Minister, which meant he attended cabinet meetings but did not have a vote.
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]
References
- ↑ "Mr. Gerald Nash". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- 1 2 "Gerald Nash". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ↑ "Gerald Nash". Labour Party. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Labour TD Gerald Nash recalls being bullied after diagnosis of Crohn’s disease". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "No changes for Noonan and Howlin in reshuffle". RTÉ News. 11 July 2014.
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| Oireachtas | ||
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| Preceded by Dermot Ahern Séamus Kirk Arthur Morgan Fergus O'Dowd |
Teachta Dála for Louth 2011–2016 With: Gerry Adams Peter Fitzpatrick Séamus Kirk Fergus O'Dowd |
Succeeded by Gerry Adams Declan Breathnach Peter Fitzpatrick Imelda Munster Fergus O'Dowd |
| Political offices | ||
| New office | Minister of State for Business and Employment 2014–2016 |
Incumbent |