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Jimmy Deenihan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Deenihan in 2013 | |
| Minister of State | |
| 2014–2016 | Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| 2014–2016 | Taoiseach |
| 1994–1997 | Agriculture, Food and Forestry |
| Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht | |
| In office 9 March 2011 – 11 July 2014 | |
| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Mary Hanafin |
| Succeeded by | Heather Humphreys |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Kerry North–West Limerick |
| In office February 1987 – February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Kerry North |
| Senator | |
| In office 21 February 1983 – 27 February 1987 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Deenihan 11 September 1952 Lixnaw, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse |
Mary Dowling (m. 1988) |
| Education | St Michael's College, Listowel |
| Alma mater | Thomond College |
Jimmy Deenihan (born 11 September 1952) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State for the Diaspora from 2014 to 2016, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht from 2011 to 2014 and Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry from 1994 to 1997. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1987 to 2016. He was a Senator from 1983 to 1987, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[1][2][3]
Deenihan played Gaelic football for the Kerry county team in the 1970s and 1980s. He also played rugby with Garryowen.
- ^ "Jimmy Deenihan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
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