Joe Carey Explained

Honorific-Suffix:TD
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:May 2007
Constituency:Clare
Birth Date:24 June 1975[1]
Birth Place:Limerick, Ireland
Birth Name:Joseph Carey
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fine Gael
Children:2
Father:Donal Carey
Alma Mater:Galway Institute of Technology

Joseph Carey (born 24 June 1975) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency since the 2007 general election.[2]

Early life

Carey is the son of Donal Carey who was a TD and Senator. He was educated at St. Flannan's College, Ennis, and Galway Institute of Technology, Galway.

Political career

From 1997 to 2007, Carey was a member of Clare County Council. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2007 general election.[3] He was appointed Fine Gael Deputy Spokesperson on Justice, with special responsibility for Juvenile Justice in October 2007. In October 2010, he was appointed as assistant Fine Gael Chief Whip. He was a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection and the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, where he served on the committee for European Affairs.[4] He has previously served as a member of the Dáil Committee on Procedures and Privileges and Fine Gael Spokesperson on Juvenile Justice and Deputy Government Chief Whip.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Tim Ryan. 2020. Nealon's Guide to the 33rd Dáil and 26th Seanad and the 2019 Local and European Elections. Grand Canal Publishing.
  2. Web site: Joe Carey. Oireachtas Members Database. 18 April 2009. 2 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190102002303/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Joe-Carey.D.2007-06-14/. live.
  3. Web site: Joe Carey. ElectionsIreland.org. 18 April 2009. 2 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190102143107/https://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=5411. live.
  4. Web site: Committee B - European Affairs. British Irish Parliamentary Assembly. 15 January 2020. 16 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200116000949/http://www.britishirish.org/committee-b-european-affairs/. live.