Éamon Ó Cuív

Éamon Ó Cuív ( born June 23, 1950 in Dublin) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and since 2010 Minister for Social Protection.

Biography

Éamon Ó Cuív, a son of the renowned philologist and historian Brian Ó Cuív, is the grandson of Éamon de Valera, the long-time Prime Minister ( Taoiseach ) and President of Ireland. His uncle Vivion de Valera was also the House Deputy ( Teachta Dala ). In addition, he is a cousin of politician Síle de Valera.

He initially worked as a business manager and then began his political career in 1989 as a member of the Senate ( Seanad Éireann ). There he represented until 1992, the group education and culture. After he was elected in 1992 as a member of the lower house ( Dáil Éireann ) and is representing the constituency of Galway West ever since.

After the election victory of Fianna Fáil, he was on 8 July 1997 by Taoiseach (Prime Minister ) Bertie Ahern, Minister of State at the Department of Arts, appointed inheritance, Irish -speaking areas ( Gaeltacht ) and the islands and thus to " junior ministers " in the care of his cousin Síla de Valera led ministry. On 19 June 2001, he was then first Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, before June 6, 2002 as the successor of de Valera eventually even Síla Minister of communities, Rural and Gaeltacht the. Ahern

This post he held even after the government takeover by Brian Cowen, to this appointed him as part of a cabinet reshuffle on 23 March 2010 as Minister for Social Protection.