Ruairi Quinn TD - Biography
Constituency:
Dublin South East
Euro Electoral Region:
Dublin
Electoral Status:
Ruairi is currently a sitting TD for Dublin South East
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Address:
23 Strand Road
Sandymount
Dublin 4
Tel:
Dáil: 01 6183434
Fax: 01 6184153
Skype: ruairiquinn
Email:
minister@education.gov.ie
Website:
http://www.ruairiquinn.ie
Political Career:
- Minister for Education and Skills (2011-present)
- Leader of the Labour Party (1997 - 2002)
- Deputy Leader of the Labour Party 1990 - 1997
- Minister for Finance 1994-1997
- Minister for Enterprise and Employment 1993-1994
- Minister for the Public Service, 1986-1987
- Minister for Labour, 1984-1987
- Minister of State, Department of the Environment 1982-1983
- Elected Dáil Éireann 1977-1981 and 1982 - present
- Member Seanad Éireann 1976-77 and 1981-1982
- Former Member Dublin City Council 1974 - 1977, and Leader of Civic Allience and Labour Group, 1991 - 1993
- Member EU Council of Ministers for Social Affairs 1983-1987
- Chairman Social Affairs Committee, Dáil Éireann, 1984
- Vice-President & Treasurer, Party of European Socialists
Occupation:
- Full-time Public Representative; formerly Architect
- Principal: Ruairi Quinn & Associates 1987-January 1993
- Partner: Burke-Kennedy Doyle & Partners 1974-1982
- Assistant Design Architect, Housing Architect's Department, Dublin Corporation 1971-1973
- Junior Architect: Campbell Conroy Hickey 1969-1970
Memberships:
- Member, Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
- Member, Amnesty International
Other Interests:
- Published numerous articles on housing, urban design, planning and environmental issues
Family Background:
- Two children by previous marriage - Malachi (son), Síne (daughter)
- Re-married July 1990 to Liz Allman, one son, Conan, born October 1994
Birth Details:
- 2nd April, 1946
Education:
- 1971-1982 Lecturer in Architecture, Housing and Urban Design School of Architecture, University College, Dublin.
- 1970-1971 Graduate Research Student, Athens School of Ekistics, Doxiadis Centre, Athens
- 1964-1969 School of Architecture, University College, Dublin
- 1960-1964 Blackrock College Dublin
- 1952-1963 St. Michaels Primary School Dublin
