John Curran (born 17 June 1960) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Chair of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness from 2016 to 2020 and a Minister of State from 2008 to 2011. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Mid-West constituency from 2002 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020.[1]
John Curran | |
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| Chair of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness | |
| In office 4 April 2016 – 10 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of State | |
| 2010–2011 | Government Chief Whip |
| 2010–2011 | Defence |
| 2009–2010 | Education and Science |
| 2009–2010 | Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| 2008–2010 | Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2016 – February 2020 | |
| In office May 2002 – February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Dublin Mid-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1960 Lucan, Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Following his re-election in 2016, he chaired the all-party Oireachtas Housing and Homelessness Committee. This committee launched their final report on 17 June 2016.
Curran was elected to South Dublin County Council at the 1999 local elections representing the Clondalkin–Newcastle local electoral area. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election when the constituency was first created. He was re-elected on the first count at the 2007 general election.[2]
On 13 May 2008, shortly after Brian Cowen became Taoiseach, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs with special responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs.[3][4] On 22 April 2009, he was reassigned within the same department, and also as Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science and at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, with responsibility for integration policy.[5][6]
On 23 March 2010 he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with responsibility as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Defence.[7][8]
He lost his seat at the 2011 general election,[2] but regained it in the 2016 general election.[9] He then chaired the All-Party Oireachtas Social Protection Committee. He lost his seat again at the 2020 general election.[2][10][11]
In December 2022, he was named as one of the members of the Electoral Commission which is due to be established in early 2023.[12]
References
edit- ^ "John Curran". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "John Curran". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2008 (43): 562–563. 16 May 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 218 of 2008). Signed on 24 June 2008. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2009 (49): 833–834. 19 June 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 200 of 2009). Signed on 26 May 2009. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Ministerial Appointments: Announcement by Taoiseach – Dáil Éireann (30th Dáil) – Vol. 705 No. 2". Houses of the Oireachtas. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Killeen, Carey promoted to cabinet". RTÉ News. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "John Curran". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Holland, Kitty (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Dublin Mid West results: Jubilant scenes as Gino Kenny takes final seat. Fine Gael's Emer Higgins also elected while Fianna Fáil's John Curran loses out". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Election 2020: Dublin Mid-West". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Government approves nomination of ordinary members to An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Electoral Commission)". Government of Ireland. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.