Micheál Martin

Micheál Martin

TD
Micheál Martin; TD
	Official portrait, c. 2020
Tánaiste
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 December 2022
Taoiseach	Leo Varadkar; Simon Harris
Preceded by	Leo Varadkar
Minister for Foreign Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 December 2022
Taoiseach	Leo Varadkar
Preceded by	Simon Coveney
	In office; 7 May 2008 – 18 January 2011
Taoiseach	Brian Cowen
Preceded by	Dermot Ahern
Succeeded by	Brian Cowen (acting)
Minister for Defence
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 December 2022
Taoiseach	Leo Varadkar
Preceded by	Simon Coveney
15th Taoiseach
	In office; 27 June 2020 – 17 December 2022
President	Michael D. Higgins
Tánaiste	Leo Varadkar
Preceded by	Leo Varadkar
Succeeded by	Leo Varadkar
Leader of Fianna Fáil
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 January 2011
Deputy	Vacant (since 2020) See former Mary Hanafin; Brian Lenihan Jnr; Éamon Ó Cuív; Dara Calleary;
Preceded by	Brian Cowen
Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 9 March 2011 – 27 June 2020
President	Mary McAleese; Michael D. Higgins;
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny; Leo Varadkar;
Preceded by	Enda Kenny
Succeeded by	Mary Lou McDonald
Taoiseach
Further ministerial offices
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
	Acting; 21 August 2020 – 2 September 2020
Taoiseach	Himself
Preceded by	Dara Calleary
Succeeded by	Charlie McConalogue
	Acting; 14 July 2020 – 15 July 2020
Taoiseach	Himself
Preceded by	Barry Cowen
Succeeded by	Dara Calleary
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
	In office; 29 September 2004 – 7 May 2008
Taoiseach	Bertie Ahern
Preceded by	Mary Harney
Succeeded by	Mary Coughlan
Minister for Health and Children
	In office; 27 January 2000 – 29 September 2004
Taoiseach	Bertie Ahern
Preceded by	Brian Cowen
Succeeded by	Mary Harney
Minister for Education and Science
	In office; 26 June 1997 – 27 January 2000
Taoiseach	Bertie Ahern
Preceded by	Niamh Bhreathnach
Succeeded by	Michael Woods
Lord Mayor of Cork
	In office; 20 June 1992 – 21 June 1993
Preceded by	Denis Cregan
Succeeded by	John Murray
Teachta Dála
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 1989
Constituency	Cork South-Central
Personal details
Born	1 August 1960 (age 64); Cork, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse(s)	Mary O'Shea (m. 1990)
Children	5, including Micheál
Education	Coláiste Chríost Rí
Alma mater	University College Cork
Website	Constituency website

Micheál Martin (Irish: [ˈmʲiːçaːl̪ˠ];^[2]^[3]^[4] born 1 August 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who is serving as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Defence since December 2022. He was Taoiseach from 2020 to 2022 and has been Leader of Fianna Fáil since January 2011. He was Leader of the Opposition in Ireland from 2011 to 2020, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2011 and Minister for Health and Children from 2000 to 2004. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South-Central since 1989.

Martin has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency since 1989. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2011, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment from 2004 to 2008, Minister for Health and Children from 2000 to 2004, Minister for Education and Science from 1997 to 2000 and Lord Mayor of Cork from 1992 to 1993.^[5]^[6]

References

↑ Tim Ryan (2020). Nealon's Guide to the 33rd Dáil and 26th Seanad and the 2019 Local and European Elections. Grand Canal Publishing.
↑ Martin spells his first name Micheál, that is without an acute accent, or síneadh fada over the i. See Martin's official website Micheál Martin TD Archived 7 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine. The Irish language version of the name Michael is usually spelt Mícheál.
↑ "Micheál Martin". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
↑ Kelly, Fiach (29 June 2019). "Irish politics needs to wake up to the consequences of a no-deal Brexit". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
↑ Cite error: The named reference michealmartin1 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
↑ "Mr. Micheál Martin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 June 2008.