Dáil Éireann Members Database

Mr. Michael D. Higgins

(18/04/1941 - )

Profession: Public Representative, University Lecturer

Party: The Labour Party (The Labour Party members of the 30th Dáil)

• House: 30th Dáil
• Constituency: Galway West
• Period: 2007-2011
• Party: The Labour Party

• House: 29th Dáil
• Constituency: Galway West
• Period: 2002-2007
• Party: The Labour Party

• House: 28th Dáil
• Constituency: Galway West
• Period: 1997-2002
• Party: The Labour Party

• House: 27th Dáil
• Constituency: Galway West
• Period: 1992-1997
• Party: The Labour Party

• House: 26th Dáil
• Constituency: Galway West
• Period: 1989-1992
• Party: The Labour Party

• House: 25th Dáil
• Constituency: Galway West
• Period: 1987-1989
• Party: The Labour Party

• House: 17th Seanad
• Constituency: National University of Ireland
• Period: 1983-1987
• Party: The Labour Party

• House: 23rd Dáil
• Constituency: Galway West
• Period: 1982-1982
• Party: The Labour Party

• House: 22nd Dáil
• Constituency: Galway West
• Period: 1981-1982
• Party: The Labour Party

• House: 13th Seanad
• Constituency: Nominated by the Taoiseach
• Period: 1973-1977
• Party: The Labour Party

Address

Aimhirgin
Circular Road
Letteragh
Rahoon
Co. Galway.

Details

Born 18 April 1941
23rd Dáil - Defeated in November 1982 election
27th Dáil - Minister for the Gaeltacht [12 January 1993 to 17 November 1994(resigned)] [change of Department name to Arts Culture and the Gaeltacht with effect from 21 January 1993]
Minister for Arts Culture and the Gaeltacht [15 December 1994 to 26 June 1997]

Defeated in the Seanad election of 1977
11 November 2011 inaugurated as the Ninth President of Ireland