Jack Chambers (politician)

Jack Chambers
Jack Chambers; TD
Government Chief Whip
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 July 2020
Taoiseach	Micheál Martin
Preceded by	Dara Calleary
Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs and Sport
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 July 2020
Taoiseach	Micheál Martin
Preceded by	Dara Calleary
Minister of State at the Department of Defence
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 July 2020
Taoiseach	Micheál Martin
Preceded by	Paul Kehoe
Minister of State at the Department of Finance
	In office; 1 July 2020 – 15 July 2020
Taoiseach	Micheál Martin
Preceded by	Michael W. D'Arcy
Succeeded by	Seán Fleming
Teachta Dála
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 2016
Constituency	Dublin West
Personal details
Born	21 November 1990; Galway, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Education	Belvedere College
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin; RCSI;
Website	jackchambers.ie

Jack Chambers (born 21 November 1990) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Government Chief Whip, Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs and Sport and Minister of State at the Department of Defence since July 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency since the 2016 general election. He previously served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance from June 2020 to July 2020.[1][2]

Early and personal life

Chambers was born in Galway in 1990, but has lived in Dublin since early childhood. He resides in the Castleknock area of west Dublin.[3][4] His father, Frank Chambers, from Newport, County Mayo, is a consultant (medicine) at the Mater Private Hospital, and was a political ally of Brian Lenihan Jnr.[3][4][5] His mother, Barbara Farragher, is from Hollymount, County Mayo.[4] He is not related to Lisa Chambers.[3] He attended Belvedere College and earned a Law and Political Science degree from Trinity College Dublin, before enrolling in medicine at RCSI, graduating in 2020 after interrupting his studies early in his political career.[6]

Political career

In 2014, Chambers reopened the constituency office closed after the death of Brian Lenihan in 2011.[7][8] He was elected to Fingal County Council in the 2014 local elections, topping the poll in the Castleknock local electoral area.[9] He was Deputy Mayor of Fingal from 2015 until vacating his council seat on election to the Dáil.[10]

In March 2018, Micheál Martin appointed Chambers as Spokesperson for Defence. On 3 May 2018, he, along with several other Fianna Fáil TDs, called for a No vote in the Irish abortion referendum.[11] He was re-elected as a TD for Dublin West following the 2020 general election. When Martin became Taoiseach, he nominated Chambers as Minister of State for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance on 1 July 2020. Two weeks later, after Barry Cowen was sacked as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin promoted Dara Calleary to replace Cowen, with Chambers succeeding Calleary as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht. Chambers said he would take an "intensive Irish language course" to prepare for the latter responsibility.[12]

References

"Jack Chambers". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
"Jack Chambers". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
Dillon, Fiona (March 2016). "'I will get my hair cut when I get a chance' - Fianna Fail TD Jack Chambers on social media abuse". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 March 2016. One of the other new Fianna Fail TDs to be elected under the age of 30 is Lisa Chambers (29) from Castlebar, but they are not directly related, even though they would both have some family roots in the town of Newport.
McGreal, Edwin (1 March 2016). "Mayos lose Dáil seat elsewhere". The Mayo News. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
O'Halloran, Marie (15 June 2011). "Mourners told of man with nobility and honesty running through veins". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
Lord, Miriam (20 June 2020). "Who will get the big jobs if new coalition gets the Green light?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 July 2020. Fianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers didn’t complete his medical studies when his political career took off. ... However, back in March, the Dublin West TD also became a qualified medical doctor having finished off his final two exams.
"Jack Chambers has defeated David McGuinness in Dublin West selection". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
"Jack Chambers". Jack Chambers. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
"Jack Chambers". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
"Election 2016: Jack Chambers". RTÉ. 27 February 2016.
"More than half of Fianna Fáil parliamentary party backing 'no' vote in referendum - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
Adam, Brian (16 July 2020). "'It was clear that it was a rethink to put Jack Chambers in charge of the Gaeltacht'". In Tallaght. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

External links

Oireachtas
Preceded by Joan Burton from 2002 Leo Varadkar from 2007 Ruth Coppinger from 2014 Brian Lenihan Jnr to 2011 Patrick Nulty 2011–14 Joe Higgins to 2016	Teachta Dála for Dublin West 2016–present With: Joan Burton Leo Varadkar Roderic O'Gorman	Incumbent
Honorary titles
Preceded by Simon Harris	Baby of the Dáil 2016–2020	Succeeded by James O'Connor
Political offices
Preceded by Michael W. D'Arcy	Minister of State for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance 2020	Succeeded by Seán Fleming
Preceded by Dara Calleary	Government Chief Whip 2020–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Dara Calleary	Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs and Sport 2020–present
Preceded by Paul Kehoe	Minister of State at the Department of Defence 2020–present

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[oireachtas_db-1] "Jack Chambers". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[2] "Jack Chambers". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[ind34520131-3] Dillon, Fiona (March 2016). "'I will get my hair cut when I get a chance' - Fianna Fail TD Jack Chambers on social media abuse". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 March 2016. One of the other new Fianna Fail TDs to be elected under the age of 30 is Lisa Chambers (29) from Castlebar, but they are not directly related, even though they would both have some family roots in the town of Newport.

[mayonews27388-4] McGreal, Edwin (1 March 2016). "Mayos lose Dáil seat elsewhere". The Mayo News. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

[5] O'Halloran, Marie (15 June 2011). "Mourners told of man with nobility and honesty running through veins". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[6] Lord, Miriam (20 June 2020). "Who will get the big jobs if new coalition gets the Green light?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 July 2020. Fianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers didn’t complete his medical studies when his political career took off. ... However, back in March, the Dublin West TD also became a qualified medical doctor having finished off his final two exams.

[7] "Jack Chambers has defeated David McGuinness in Dublin West selection". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[8] "Jack Chambers". Jack Chambers. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

[elecs_irl-9] "Jack Chambers". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[10] "Election 2016: Jack Chambers". RTÉ. 27 February 2016.

[11] "More than half of Fianna Fáil parliamentary party backing 'no' vote in referendum - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[12] Adam, Brian (16 July 2020). "'It was clear that it was a rethink to put Jack Chambers in charge of the Gaeltacht'". In Tallaght. Retrieved 19 July 2020.