Alex White (politician)
| Alex White | |
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| Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | |
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In office 11 July 2014 – 6 May 2016 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Pat Rabbitte |
| Succeeded by | Denis Naughten |
| Minister of State for Primary Care | |
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In office 27 September 2012 – 11 July 2014 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Róisín Shortall |
| Succeeded by | Kathleen Lynch |
| Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad | |
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In office 13 September 2007 – 8 March 2011 |
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| Leader | Eamon Gilmore |
| Preceded by | Brendan Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Phil Prendergast (acting) |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office February 2011 – February 2016 |
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| Constituency | Dublin South |
| Senator | |
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In office 24 July 2007 – 26 February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
| Personal details | |
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Alexander John White 3 December 1958 Marino, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Corcoran |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Website | www |
Alexander John White (born 3 December 1958) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources from 2014 to 2016, Minister of State for Primary Care from 2012 to 2014 and Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad 2007 to 2011. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South constituency from 2011 to 2016. He was a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 2007 to 2011.
White grew up in Marino, Dublin. He was educated at Chanel College Coolock, Trinity College, Dublin, and the King's Inns. He was called to the Bar in 1987.
White was a student activist in Trinity College, Dublin, where he was president of the Students' Union and also for a time a supporter of various Trotskyist groupings, including the League for a Workers Republic. He was later a national officer of the Union of Students in Ireland. During his time as a producer with RTÉ he was active in the SIPTU trade union. In common with Mary McAleese he was attacked and criticised by a group led by Eoghan Harris and associated with the Workers' Party over what they perceived as their bias towards Republican groups in the North. White was a strong opponent of Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act, which prevented Sinn Féin members from being heard. Alex White has a long record of involvement in campaigns to further the equal rights of women. He actively campaigned for divorce in 1986 and 1995, and was a Director of Elections for the Anti-Amendment campaign on the North side of Dublin in 1983.
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