James Lawless
James Lawless | |
|---|---|
| Lawless in 2024 | |
| Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science | |
| Assumed office 23 January 2025 | |
| Taoiseach | Micheál Martin |
| Preceded by | Patrick O'Donovan |
| Minister of State | |
| 2024–2025 | Transport |
| 2024–2025 | Environment, Climate and Communications |
| Chair of the Committee on Justice | |
| In office 15 September 2020 – 8 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Kildare North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1976年08月19日) 19 August 1976 (age 48)[citation needed ] Wexford, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse |
Ailish Lawless (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | jameslawless |
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James Lawless (born 19 August 1976[citation needed ]) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science since January 2025. He served as a Minister of State from 2024 to 2025. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Kildare North since the 2016 general election.[1]
Career
[edit ]He was a member of Kildare County Council from 2014 to 2016.[2] He topped the poll in the 2014 local elections with 2,123 votes and had contested the 2009 local elections in the same area, unsuccessfully.[3] While a member of Kildare County Council, he served as Mayor of Naas.
He is a qualified barrister and also has degree in mathematics and a masters in high performance computing from Trinity College Dublin. He worked as a systems analyst in his early career.
In May 2016, he was appointed by the party leader Micheál Martin as Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Science, Technology, Research and Development. He was a member of the Energy and Communications Oireachtas Committee, and in February 2017, he was elected as Vice-Chair of that Committee. In February 2018, he was appointed a member of the Business, Enterprise and Innovation Oireachtas committee. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on Justice in September 2020.
On 27 June 2024, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Transport with responsibility for International and Road Transport and Logistics; and also as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with responsibility for Postal Policy.[4]
On 23 January 2025, Lawless was appointed as Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in the government led by Micheál Martin, following the 2024 general election.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ "James Lawless". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Election 2016: James Lawless". RTÉ. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "James Lawless". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Hurley, Sandra (27 June 2024). "Dara Calleary named as junior minister attending Cabinet". RTÉ News .
- ^ Ó Cionnaith, Fiachra (23 January 2025). "Cabinet list in full with number of promotions, changes". RTÉ News . Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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[edit ]| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of State at the Department of Transport 2024–2025 |
Succeeded by |
| Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications 2024–2025 |
Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 2025–present |
Incumbent |
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Members of the 32nd Dáil
- Members of the 33rd Dáil
- Fianna Fáil TDs
- Members of Kildare County Council
- Ministers of State of the 33rd Dáil
- Fianna Fáil local councillors
- Members of the 34th Dáil
- Ministers for education of Ireland
- Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
- Alumni of King's Inns