Dick Roche
| Dick Roche | |
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| Minister of State for European Affairs | |
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In office 14 June 2007 – 9 March 2011 |
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| Taoiseach |
Bertie Ahern Brian Cowen |
| Preceded by | Noel Treacy |
| Succeeded by | Lucinda Creighton |
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In office 19 June 2002 – 29 September 2004 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Noel Treacy |
| Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government | |
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In office 29 September 2004 – 14 June 2007 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Martin Cullen |
| Succeeded by | John Gormley |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1997 – February 2011 |
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In office February 1987 – November 1992 |
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| Constituency | Wicklow |
| Senator | |
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In office December 1992 – June 1997 |
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| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 March 1947 Wexford, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor Griffin |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Dick Roche (born 30 March 1947) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician and cabinet minister. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency, and also served in Seanad Éireann from 1992 to 1997.
Roche was born in Wexford and was educated at Wexford Christian Brothers School and University College Dublin (UCD) where he received Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a master's degree in Public Administration.
Roche is married to Eleanor Griffin, and they have three sons and one daughter. They live in County Wicklow.
On 15 December 2008 he was held hostage during a robbery at the Druids Glen Marriott Hotel and Country Club in County Wicklow.
Roche worked as a public servant at the Departments of Posts and Telegraphs, Transport and Power, Finance and at the Department of Economic Planning and Development. In 1978 he was appointed lecturer in Public Administration and Public Finance at UCD. In 1978 Roche became the first Irish Citizen to be awarded a United Nations Human Rights fellowship. He subsequently became a member of the Irish Commission for Justice and Peace and served as a time as Chairman of the Commission.
Roche began his political career in 1985 when he was elected to Wicklow County Council. Two years later, at the 1987 general election he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Wicklow constituency.
Roche lost his seat at the 1992 general election but was elected to Seanad Éireann. In the Irish Senate Roche introduced a Freedom of Information Bill-based closely on the Norwegian Freedom of Information legislation. He was returned to the 28th Dáil at the 1997 general election and remained a TD until 2011.
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