Ged Nash
| Senator Gerald Nash |
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|---|---|
| Minister of State for Business and Employment |
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| In office July 2014 – May 2016 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Pat Breen |
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 26 April 2016 |
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| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 |
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| Constituency | Louth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1975 (age 48) Drogheda, Louth, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Website | www |
Gerald "Ged" Nash (born December 1975) is an Irish Labour Party politician. He was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at age 15.[1]
Nash was a member of Louth County Council for the Drogheda area from 2000 to 2011, and a member of Drogheda Town Council from 1999 to 2011.[2] He served as mayor of Drogheda from 2004 to 2005.[3] He was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency at the 2011 general election.[4]
In July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State for Business and Employment with responsibility for small and medium business, collective bargaining and low pay commission at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.[5] He was also made a Super Junior Minister, which meant he attended cabinet meetings but did not have a vote. He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]
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External links
| Oireachtas | ||
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| Preceded by | Teachta Dála for Louth 2011–2016 With: Gerry Adams Peter Fitzpatrick Séamus Kirk Fergus O'Dowd |
Succeeded by Gerry Adams Declan Breathnach Peter Fitzpatrick Imelda Munster Fergus O'Dowd |
| Political offices | ||
| New office | Minister of State for Business and Employment 2014–2016 |
Succeeded by ? |
- Official website not in Wikidata
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Labour Party (Ireland) TDs
- Local councillors in County Louth
- Mayors of places in the Republic of Ireland
- Members of the 25th Seanad
- Members of the 31st Dáil
- Ministers of State of the 31st Dáil
- Politicians from County Louth
