- Dinny McGinley
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Dinny McGinley TD Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs Incumbent Assumed office
10 March 2011Preceded by New office Teachta Dála Incumbent Assumed office
February 1982Constituency Donegal South West Personal details Born 27 April 1945
Gweedore, County DonegalNationality Irish Political party Fine Gael Alma mater St Patrick's College of Education, Dublin,
University College DublinDenis "Dinny" McGinley (born 27 April 1945) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal South West constituency since February 1982.[1] He was appointed Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs by Taoiseach Enda Kenny on 10 March 2011.[2]
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Background
McGinley was born and brought up in Gweedore, County Donegal, a Gaeltacht area where he still resides. He was educated at Coláiste Íosagáin, Ballyvourney, County Cork; St Patrick's College of Education, Dublin and University College Dublin where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. He worked as a teacher and principal at Scoil Chonaill at An Bun Beag, Gweedore, before entering into politics.[3]
Political life
McGinley was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the February 1982 general election. During this time he has held a number of Front Bench positions within the party, including spokesman on Youth Affairs (1987–88), the Gaeltacht (1988–91), the Gaeltacht and Emigrant Welfare (1991–94), Youth Affairs (1994), Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands (2001–02), Defence (2002–04) and Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (2004–07).
McGinley was Chairman of An Comhchoiste don Ghaeilge (Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language) from 1995 to 1997. He is a former member of the Joint Oireachtas Committees on Social Affairs and on Small Business and is a member of the British Irish Parliamentary Body since 1993.
In June 2006, he announced his intention to retire at the 2007 general election,[4] but announced in February 2007 that he had changed his mind and would stand as he stood a better chance of being elected than the selected candidate.[5] He was re-elected at the 2007 general election,[6] and again at the 2011 general election.[7]
References
- ^ "Mr. Dinny McGinley". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=23&MemberID=728&ConstID=52. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Kenny, Barroso discuss bailout interest rate". RTÉ News. 11 March 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0310/politics.html.
- ^ http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/news/local/progress_welcomed_on_bunbeg_school_1_2002086
- ^ "FG's McGinley not to contest next election". RTÉ News. 7 June 2006. http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0607/election.html.
- ^ "FG TD McGinley decides against retirement". RTÉ News. 27 February 2007. http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0227/mcginleyd.html.
- ^ "Dinny McGinley". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3941. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ "Tánaiste eliminated in Donegal SW", The Irish Times, 26 February 2011, http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0226/breaking55.html
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Oireachtas Preceded by
James White
(Fine Gael)Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Donegal South West
Feb. 1982–presentIncumbent Political offices New office Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs
2011–presentIncumbent Categories:- 1945 births
- Living people
- Fine Gael politicians
- Teachtaí Dála
- Members of the 23rd Dáil
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- Members of the 26th Dáil
- Members of the 27th Dáil
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- Members of the 29th Dáil
- Members of the 30th Dáil
- People from County Donegal
- Alumni of St Patrick's College of Education, Drumcondra
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Irish schoolteachers
- Members of the 31st Dáil
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