Paudie Coffey
Paudie Coffey | |
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Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Co-ordination of the Construction 2020 Strategy | |
Assumed office July 2014 | |
Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
Preceded by | Jan O'Sullivan |
Teachta Dála | |
In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
Constituency | Waterford |
Senator | |
In office July 2007 – February 2011 | |
Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
Personal details | |
Born |
County Waterford, Ireland | 15 May 1969
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Fine Gael |
Alma mater |
Waterford Institute of Technology, University College Dublin |
Paudie Coffey (born 15 May 1969) is an Irish Fine Gael politician, and was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency from February 2011 to February 2016.[1] On 15 July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment with special responsibility for Housing, Planning and Coordination of the Construction 2020 Strategy.
He was first elected to Waterford County Council in 1999 for the Suir electoral area, and re-elected in 2004. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2007 general election for the Waterford constituency but was subsequently elected to Seanad Éireann in July 2007 on the Industrial and Commercial Panel.[2]
Coffey was elected for the Waterford constituency at the 2011 general election with 9,698 (18.1%) first preference votes.[2]
On 15 July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State with responsibility for Housing, Planning and Co-ordination of the Construction 2020 Strategy at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.[3]
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]
References
- ↑ "Mr. Paudie Coffey". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Paudie Coffey". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑ "Simon Harris among new Ministers of State". RTÉ News. 15 July 2014.
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Oireachtas | ||
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Preceded by Martin Cullen (Fianna Fáil) |
Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Waterford 2011–2016 |
Incumbent |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Jan O'Sullivan |
Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Co-ordination of the Construction 2020 Strategy 2014–2016 |
Incumbent |