Joe Carey
TD
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
May 2007
ConstituencyClare
Personal details
Born
Joseph Carey

(1975-06-24) 24 June 1975[1]
Limerick, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse
Grace Carey
​
(m. 2013)​
Children2
Parent
EducationSt. Flannan's College
Alma materGalway Institute of Technology
Websitejoecarey.ie

Joseph Carey (born 24 June 1975) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency since the 2007 general election.[2]

Early life

Carey is the son of Donal Carey who was a TD and Senator. He was educated at St. Flannan's College, Ennis, and Galway Institute of Technology, Galway.

Political career

From 1997 to 2007, Carey was a member of Clare County Council. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2007 general election.[3] He was appointed Fine Gael Deputy Spokesperson on Justice, with special responsibility for Juvenile Justice in October 2007. In October 2010, he was appointed as assistant Fine Gael Chief Whip. He was a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection and the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, where he served on the committee for European Affairs.[4] He has previously served as a member of the Dáil Committee on Procedures and Privileges and Fine Gael Spokesperson on Juvenile Justice and Deputy Government Chief Whip.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tim Ryan (2020). Nealon's Guide to the 33rd Dáil and 26th Seanad and the 2019 Local and European Elections. Grand Canal Publishing.
  2. ↑ "Joe Carey". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Joe Carey". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  4. ↑ "Committee B - European Affairs". British Irish Parliamentary Assembly. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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