Eugene Regan
| Eugene Regan | |
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| Judge of the European Court of Justice | |
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Assumed office 7 October 2015 |
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| Senator | |
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In office July 2007 – April 2011 |
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| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Kista Regan |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Website | www |
Eugene Regan is an Irish barrister, Fine Gael politician and a former member of Seanad Éireann. In September 2015 he was appointed as a judge of the European Court of Justice.
He was educated at University College Dublin, University of Brussels and King's Inns. Regan qualified as a barrister in 1985, commenced practice in 1995 and became a Senior Counsel in 2005. He specialises in European law cases, many with a competition, state aid, public procurement or agricultural dimension.
During a career which began as an intern to Commissioner Patrick Hillery in 1973, Regan worked with Alan Dukes in the mid-1970s as an economist for the Irish Farmers' Association in Dublin and Brussels.
Regan served in the cabinet of Peter Sutherland when the latter was EU Commissioner for Social Affairs and Competition. Following his return to Ireland from Brussels, he spent eight years as general manager of Agra Trading, a Dublin-based company that trades agricultural produce internationally.
An ardent pro-European, he is Chairman of the Lawyers Group and Project Leader of the Justice and Home Affairs Group in the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA), and has contributed to many publications on European law matters, both legal and media. He was also a leading advocate and campaigner in the Amsterdam Treaty and Treaty of Nice referendum campaigns.
He lives in Monkstown, County Dublin with his Danish-born wife, Kista and two daughters.
He was elected for the first time to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council on 11 June 2004, having spent in excess of €45,000 on his election. On his election to the Seanad Eugene was appointed by Enda Kenny as party Seanad spokesperson on Justice, Equality and Law Reform and was made a member of the Joint Committee on the Constitution and the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights.
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