Kevin Humphreys (politician)

Kevin Humphreys (born 4 February 1958) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Minister of State for Employment, Community and Social Support from 2014 to 2016. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-East constituency from 2011 to 2016. He also served as a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 2016 to 2020.[1][2]

Kevin Humphreys
Senator
In office 27 April 2016 – 27 March 2020
Constituency	Administrative Panel
Minister of State for Employment, Community and Social Support
In office 14 July 2014 – 6 May 2016
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Teachta Dála
In office February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency	Dublin South-East
Personal details
Born	(1958-02-04) 4 February 1958 Ringsend, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Catherine Humphreys
Alma mater	Dublin Institute of Technology
Website	kevinhumphreys.ie

Humphreys is from Ringsend. He was first politically active in the campaign against the Eighth Amendment in 1983, which had gave constitutional recognition to the right to life of the unborn.[3]

Humphreys first ran for election at the 1999 local elections, when he was elected as a member of Dublin City Council, representing the South East Inner City area. He represented that area from 1999 until his election to the Dáil in 2011.[4] He was re-elected in 2004 and 2009, topping the poll both times. During this period, Humphrey's worked with then Lord Mayor, Andrew Montague to deliver the Dublin Bikes scheme.[3]

He was elected as a Labour Party TD for Dublin South-East at the 2011 general election. On 15 July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State with responsibility for Employment, Community and Social Support at the Department of Social Protection.[5] He lost his Dáil seat at the 2016 general election, but was subsequently elected to the Seanad.[4] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Dublin Bay South constituency at the 2020 general election.[6]