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Colm Brophy

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Irish politician (born 1966)
Colm Brophy
Brophy in 2024
Minister of State
2025–Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
2020–2022Foreign Affairs
Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight
In office
13 December 2017 – 1 July 2020
Preceded byJosepha Madigan
Succeeded byNeasa Hourigan
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2016
ConstituencyDublin South-West
Personal details
Born (1966年06月22日) 22 June 1966 (age 58)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse
(m. 1998)
Alma mater Dublin Institute of Technology

Colm Brophy (born 22 June 1966) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency since the 2016 general election.[1] He served as Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs from July 2020 to December 2022.

Early life

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Originally from Cabinteely, Brophy studied business at Rathmines College of Commerce.[2] Before becoming a councillor, he was the Director of Elections for the European Parliament campaigns for Fine Gael candidates Mary Banotti and Gay Mitchell.[3]

Political career

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Brophy was co-opted to South Dublin County Council in 2008, and served as a councillor until 2016.[4] [3] During 2015 until his election to the Dáil, Brophy served as President of the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG).[5]

At the 2016 general election, Brophy stood as one of three Fine Gael candidates in the Dublin South-West constituency. He won with 10.7% of the first preference votes, and was elected on the sixteenth count without reaching the quota.[6] Brian Lawlor was co-opted to fill Brophy's seat on South Dublin County Council.[7]

He was appointed Chair of the Dáil Committee on Budgetary Oversight in December 2017.[8]

At the 2020 general election, he won 12.2% of the first-preference votes, and was re-elected on the tenth count.[9] [10] Following the formation of the 32nd government of Ireland, Brophy was appointed on 1 July 2020 as Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for overseas development aid and diaspora.[11] He said that his "focus in the coming months and years will be to listen to, and to support, our Diaspora communities, particularly its most vulnerable members".[12] [13] He was not re-appointed as a junior minister as part of the 33rd government of Ireland in December 2022.[14]

At the 2024 general election, Brophy was re-elected to the Dáil.

Personal life

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Brophy and his wife Maeve O'Connell in 2024

Brophy is married to Maeve O'Connell, who was elected as a Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown at the 2024 general election.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Colm Brophy". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b Holland, Kitty. "Election 2020: Colm Brophy (Fine Gael)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Election 2016: Colm Brophy". RTÉ. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Colm Brophy". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. ^ "AILG Activity Report 2014-19" (PDF). June 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Constituency: Dublin South-West". Dublin: Irish Independent. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  7. ^ Lyne, Laura (21 March 2016). "New councillors take seats in council chamber". The Echo . Dublin. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Colm Brophy". Houses of the Oireachtas. December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. ^ Holland, Kitty (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Dublin South West results: Zappone bows out as Duffy and Lahart take final seats. Minister Katherine Zappone 'very proud' of change she achieved in Government". The Irish Times . Dublin. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Election 2020: Dublin South-West". The Irish Times . Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. ^ Bray, Jennifer; Kelly, Fiach; Leahy, Pat (1 July 2020). "Full line up of junior ministers unveiled as Taoiseach accused by one TD of snub". The Irish Times . Dublin. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Colm Brophy TD appointed Junior Minister at the Department of Foreign Affairs". The Echo . Dublin. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Press release: Colm Brophy, T.D. appointed as Minister for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora Press release". dfa.ie. Department of Foreign Affairs. 2 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Carroll MacNeill and O'Donnell promoted to junior ministers". RTÉ News . 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs
2020–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by
James Browne
(Justice)
Joe O'Brien
(Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)
Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
2025–present
Incumbent
Current Teachtaí Dála (TDs)
Fianna Fáil (48)
Sinn Féin (39)
Fine Gael (38)
Labour Party (11)
Social Democrats (10)
Independent Ireland (4)
PBP–Solidarity (3)
Aontú (2)
100% Redress (1)
Green Party (1)
Independent (16)
Women
  • § Party leaders; Italics = Ministers
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin South-West constituency
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 Seán MacBride
(CnaP)
Peadar Doyle
(FG)
Bernard Butler
(FF)
Michael O'Higgins
(FG)
Robert Briscoe
(FF)
14th 1951 Michael ffrench-O'Carroll
(Ind)
15th 1954 Michael O'Higgins
(FG)
1956 by-election Noel Lemass
(FF)
16th 1957 James Carroll
(Ind)
1959 by-election Richie Ryan
(FG)
17th 1961 James O'Keeffe
(FG)
18th 1965 John O'Connell
(Lab)
Joseph Dowling
(FF)
Ben Briscoe
(FF)
19th 1969 Seán Dunne
(Lab)
4 seats
1969–1977
1970 by-election Seán Sherwin
(FF)
20th 1973 Declan Costello
(FG)
1976 by-election Brendan Halligan
(Lab)
21st 1977 Constituency abolished. See Dublin Ballyfermot


Note that the boundaries of Dublin South-West from 1981 onwards share no common territory with the pre-1977 boundaries. See §History and boundaries

Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981 Seán Walsh
(FF)
Larry McMahon
(FG)
Mary Harney
(FF)
Mervyn Taylor
(Lab)
4 seats
1981–1992
23rd 1982 (Feb)
24th 1982 (Nov) Michael O'Leary
(FG)
25th 1987 Chris Flood
(FF)
Mary Harney
(PDs)
26th 1989 Pat Rabbitte
(WP)
27th 1992 Pat Rabbitte
(DL)
Éamonn Walsh
(Lab)
28th 1997 Conor Lenihan
(FF)
Brian Hayes
(FG)
29th 2002 Pat Rabbitte
(Lab)
Charlie O'Connor
(FF)
Seán Crowe
(SF)
4 seats
2002–2016
30th 2007 Brian Hayes
(FG)
31st 2011 Eamonn Maloney
(Lab)
Seán Crowe
(SF)
2014 by-election Paul Murphy
(AAA)
32nd 2016 Colm Brophy
(FG)
John Lahart
(FF)
Paul Murphy
(AAA–PBP)
Katherine Zappone
(Ind)
33rd 2020 Paul Murphy
(S–PBP)
Francis Noel Duffy
(GP)
34th 2024 Paul Murphy
(PBP–S)
Ciarán Ahern
(Lab)
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