Tom Hayes (politician)

For other people named Tom Hayes, see Tom Hayes (disambiguation).

Tom Hayes

Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2013
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	Shane McEntee
Teachta Dála
In office June 2001 – February 2016
Constituency	Tipperary South
Senator
In office September 1997 – June 2001
Constituency	Agricultural Panel
Personal details
Born	(1952-02-16) 16 February 1952 Golden, County Tipperary, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse(s)	Marian Hayes
Alma mater	University College Cork
Website	www.tomhayes.ie

Tom Hayes (born 16 February 1952) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and farmer. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency.^[1]

He was elected in 1997 to the 21st Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel, Hayes was Fine Gael's Seanad spokesperson on Agriculture. He was elected on 30 June 2001 to the 28th Dáil as a TD for Tipperary South, when he held the seat for Fine Gael in a by-election following the death of Theresa Ahearn. He was re-elected at the 2002, 2007 and 2011 general elections.^[2]

Hayes served as Chairman of the Fine Gael parliamentary party from September 2002 to March 2010. He was party deputy spokesperson on Transport with responsibility for Road Safety from October 2010 to March 2011.

On 5 June 2013, he was appointed as Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety.^[3]

He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.^[2]

References

↑ "Mr. Tom Hayes". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
1 2 "Tom Hayes". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
↑ "Tom Hayes appointed Minister of State at Department of Agriculture". RTÉ News. 5 June 2013.

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Oireachtas
Preceded by Theresa Ahearn (Fine Gael)	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Tipperary South 2007–2016	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Shane McEntee	Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety 2013–2016	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Pádraic McCormack	Chairman of the Fine Gael parliamentary party 2002–2010	Succeeded by Pádraic McCormack

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Cathaoirleach Brian Mullooly (FF) Leader of the Seanad Donie Cassidy (FF)

Administrative Panel	Fintan Coogan, Jnr (FG) Joe Costello (Lab) Joe Doyle (FG) Michael Finneran (FF) Camillus Glynn (FF) Tony Kett (FF) Fergus O'Dowd (FG)

Agricultural Panel	Paddy Burke (FG) Peter Callanan (FF) John Connor (FG) Avril Doyle (FG) Tom Hayes (FG) Rory Kiely (FF) Patrick McGowan (FF) Pat Moylan (FF) Francis O'Brien (FF) Kathleen O'Meara (Lab) Jim Walsh (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Maurice Manning (FG) Paschal Mooney (FF) Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) Ann Ormonde (FF) Madeleine Taylor-Quinn (FG)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Eddie Bohan (FF) Ernie Caffrey (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Liam T. Cosgrave (FG) Margaret Cox (FF) William Farrell (FF) Pat Gallagher (Lab) Mick Lanigan (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF)

Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) Denis Cregan (FG) Liam Fitzgerald (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Mary Jackman (FG) Dan Kiely (FF) Don Lydon (FF) Jarlath McDonagh (FG) Brian Mullooly (FF) Therese Ridge (FG) Seán Ryan (Lab)

National University of Ireland	Joe O'Toole (Ind) Feargal Quinn (Ind) Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Mary Henry (Ind) David Norris (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Enda Bonner (FF) Frank Chambers (FF) John Dardis (PD) Tom Fitzgerald (FF) Dermot Fitzpatrick (FF) Jim Gibbons, Jnr (PD) Edward Haughey (FF) Maurice Hayes (Ind) Helen Keogh (PD) Ann Leonard (FF) Máirín Quill (PD)

Elected or nominated later	1998 John Cregan (FF) 2001 M. J. Nolan (FF) 2000 Seán Ó Fearghaíl (FF) Jim Glennon (FF) 2002 Martin Mackin (FF) Mary O'Rourke (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party PD: Progressive Democrats Ind: Independent

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