Ged Nash

Senator Gerald Nash

Minister of State for Business and Employment
In office July 2014 – May 2016
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Pat Breen
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2016
Constituency	Labour Panel
Teachta Dála
In office February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency	Louth
Personal details
Born	December 1975 (1975-12) (age 41) Drogheda, Louth, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Labour Party
Alma mater	University College Dublin
Website	www.geraldnash.com

Gerald "Ged" Nash (born December 1975) is an Irish Labour Party politician. He was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at age 15.^[1] Nash is currently the Labour Party Spokesperson on Equality, and Labour Affairs and Workers Rights.

Nash was a member of Louth County Council for the Drogheda area from 2000 to 2011, and a member of Drogheda Town Council from 1999 to 2011.^[2] He served as mayor of Drogheda from 2004 to 2005.^[3] He was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency at the 2011 general election.^[4]

Minister of State

In July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State for Business and Employment with responsibility for small and medium business, collective bargaining and low pay commission at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.^[5] He was also made a Super Junior Minister, which meant he attended cabinet meetings but did not have a vote. He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.^[2]

Seanad Éireann

In April 2016 Nash was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel. Party Leader Brendan Howlin subsequently appointed him as Labour Party Spokesperson on Equality, and Labour Affairs and Workers Rights.

References

↑ "Labour TD Gerald Nash recalls being bullied after diagnosis of Crohn's disease". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
1 2 "Gerald Nash". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
↑ "Gerald Nash". Labour Party. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
↑ "Mr. Gerald Nash". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
↑ "No changes for Noonan and Howlin in reshuffle". RTÉ News. 11 July 2014.

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Oireachtas
Preceded by Dermot Ahern Séamus Kirk Arthur Morgan Fergus O'Dowd	Teachta Dála for Louth 2011–2016 With: Gerry Adams Peter Fitzpatrick Séamus Kirk Fergus O'Dowd	Succeeded by Gerry Adams Declan Breathnach Peter Fitzpatrick Imelda Munster Fergus O'Dowd
Political offices
New office	Minister of State for Business and Employment 2014–2016	Succeeded by ?

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Administrative Panel	Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) John Dolan (Ind) Maura Hopkins (FG) Kevin Humphreys (Lab) Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Victor Boyhan (Ind) Paddy Burke (FG) Maria Byrne (FG) Rose Conway-Walsh (SF) Paul Daly (FF) Denis Landy (Lab) Tim Lombard (FG) Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF) Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Grace O'Sullivan (GP)

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Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Gerard Craughwell (Ind) Máire Devine (SF) Robbie Gallagher (FF) Paul Gavan (SF) Terry Leyden (FF) Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF) Ged Nash (Lab) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Neale Richmond (FG)

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