Michael Ring

Michael Ring TD
200px Ring in 2012
Minister of State for Regional Economic Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 May 2016
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	New office
Minister of State for Tourism and Sport
In office 10 March 2011 – 19 May 2016
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Patrick O'Donovan
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office June 1997
Constituency	Mayo
In office June 1994 – June 1997
Constituency	Mayo West
Personal details
Born	(1953-12-24) 24 December 1953 Westport, Mayo, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael

Michael Ring (born 24 December 1953) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency since June 1994, and is the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport.

Ring was born in Fr. Angelus Park, Westport. He attended the local C.B.S. school and later Westport vocational school.

A former auctioneer, he first stood for election to Dáil Éireann at the 1992 general election but was unsuccessful. He was first elected to the Dáil at a by-election in June 1994 for the Mayo West constituency, caused by the appointment of Pádraig Flynn as European Commissioner. A member of Mayo County Council from 1999 to 2004, Ring was Fine Gael spokesperson on Social and Family affairs from 2002 to 2004, and party spokesperson Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs from 2007 to 2010. He was a member of the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly. On 10 March 2011, he was appointed as Minister of State for Tourism and Sport.

Since first being elected to the Dáil in 1994, Ring has been returned at every election since, most recently at the 2016 general election.

External links

• Michael Ring's page on the Fine Gael website

Oireachtas
Preceded by Pádraig Flynn (Fianna Fáil)	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Mayo West 1994–1997	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Mayo 1997–present	Incumbent
Political offices
New office	Minister of State for Tourism and Sport 2011–present	Incumbent