Kevin Humphreys (politician)

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

Kevin Humphreys
Humphreys in November 2014
Senator
In office
27 April 2016 – 27 March 2020
ConstituencyAdministrative Panel
Minister of State
2014–2016Social Protection
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyDublin South-East
Personal details
Born (1958-02-04) 4 February 1958
Ringsend, Dublin, Ireland
Political partyLabour Party
SpouseCatherine Humphreys
Alma materDublin Institute of Technology

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

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 local electoral area. He represented the area until his election to the Dáil in 2011.[3] He was re-elected in 2004 and 2009, topping the poll both times. During this period, Humphreys worked with then Lord Mayor, Andrew Montague to deliver the Dublin Bikes scheme.

He was elected as a Labour Party TD for Dublin South-East at the 2011 general election. On 15 July 2014, he was appointed by the Fine Gael–Labour government as Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection with special responsibility for Employment, Community and Social Support.[4][5][6] He lost his Dáil seat at the 2016 general election on 26 February, contesting the enlarged constituency of Dublin Bay South. In April 2016, he was elected to the Seanad.[3] He remained as a junior minister until 6 May 2016 during the talks on government formation. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Dublin Bay South at the 2020 general election.[7][8]

References
  1. "Kevin Humphreys". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  2. Collins, Stephen (2011). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 95. ISBN 9780717150595.
  3. "Kevin Humphreys". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  4. "Appointment of Ministers of State" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2014 (62): 1172–1173. 5 August 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. "Simon Harris among new Ministers of State". RTÉ News. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  6. Social Protection (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 421 of 2014). Signed on 23 September 2014. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 2 April 2021.; Social Protection (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 281 of 2015). Signed on 30 June 2015. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 2 April 2021.; Social Protection (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 549 of 2015). Signed on 1 December 2015. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 2 April 2021.
  7. "Dublin Bay South constituency". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  8. Cullen, Paul (10 February 2020). "Dublin Bay South results: Andrews says tent incident influenced voters". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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