Pat Breen

Patrick Breen (born 21 March 1957) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection from 2017 to 2020 and Minister of State for Employment and Small Business from 2016 to 2020. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 2002 to 2020.[1]

Pat Breen
Breen in 2017
Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection
In office
20 July 2017  27 June 2020
TaoiseachLeo Varadkar
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of State for Employment and Small Business
In office
19 May 2016  20 July 2017
TaoiseachEnda Kenny
Preceded byGed Nash
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2002  February 2020
ConstituencyClare
Personal details
Born (1957-03-21) 21 March 1957
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse(s)Ann McInerney (m. 1993)
Children2
Alma materLimerick Institute of Technology

Having been a member of Clare County Council and the Vocational Educational Committee from June 1999 to May 2002, Breen was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election.[2] He was the Chairman of the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee and is deputy leader of the Irish Delegation to the Council of Europe.

While Fine Gael were in opposition, Breen was the Fine Gael deputy Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, with special responsibility for Human Rights and Overseas Development Aid; and deputy Spokesperson on Transport and Enterprise, and Enterprise, Trade and Employment, with special responsibility for Small Business. He has also served as a member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee, the Privileges and Procedures Committee, the House Services Committee and the Committee on Enterprise and Small Business.

In May 2016, he was appointed Minister of State for Employment and Small Business, until he was appointed Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection in June 2017.

He lost his seat at the 2020 general election.

References

  1. "Pat Breen". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. "Pat Breen". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
Oireachtas
Preceded by
Donal Carey
(Fine Gael)
Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Clare
20022020
Succeeded by
Violet-Anne Wynne
(Sinn Féin)
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