Joan Burton

Joan Burton
Burton in 2017
Tánaiste
In office
4 July 2014 – 6 May 2016
TaoiseachEnda Kenny
Preceded byEamon Gilmore
Succeeded byFrances Fitzgerald
Leader of the Labour Party
In office
4 July 2014 – 20 May 2016
DeputyAlan Kelly
Preceded byEamon Gilmore
Succeeded byBrendan Howlin
Minister for Social Protection
In office
9 March 2011 – 6 May 2016
TaoiseachEnda Kenny
Preceded byÉamon Ó Cuív
Succeeded byLeo Varadkar
Deputy leader of the Labour Party
In office
4 October 2007 – 4 July 2014
LeaderEamon Gilmore
Preceded byLiz McManus
Succeeded byAlan Kelly
Minister of State
1994–1997Foreign Affairs
1993–1994Social Welfare
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2002 – February 2020
In office
November 1992 – June 1997
ConstituencyDublin West
Personal details
Born (1949-02-01) 1 February 1949 (age 75)
Stoneybatter, Dublin, Ireland
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse
Patrick Carroll
(m. 1978)
Children1
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
Websitejoanburton.ie

Joan Burton (born 1 February 1949) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Tánaiste and Leader of the Labour Party from 2014 to 2016, Minister for Social Protection from 2011 to 2016, Deputy leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2014, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1997 and Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare from 1993 to 1994. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency from 1992 to 1997 and 2002 to 2020.[1]

Burton was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1992 general election. From 1995 to 1997, she was Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs. She lost her seat at the 1997 general election, but was re-elected to the Dáil at the 2002 general election.[2] She was deputy leader of the Labour Party under Eamon Gilmore, between 2007 and 2014. She was Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) from 2014 to 2016 and Minister for Social Protection from 2011 to 2016. She resigned as Labour Party leader in May 2016, following heavy losses by the party in the 2016 general election.[3] Burton lost her seat in the 2020 general election on the 5th count.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Joan Burton". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Kenny elected Taoiseach, appoints Gilmore Tánaiste". The Irish Times. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ Doyle, Kevin (10 May 2016). "'Regrets, I've had a few' – Joan Burton refuses to name successor as she resigns as Labour Party leader". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ O'Halloran, Marie (10 February 2020). "Dublin West results: Joan Burton and Ruth Coppinger lose seats". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Election 2020: Dublin West". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

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