Noel Ahern
| Noel Ahern | |
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| Minister of State for Road Safety | |
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In office 7 May 2008 – 21 April 2009 |
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| Taoiseach | Brian Cowen |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of State at the Department of Finance |
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In office 20 June 2007 – 13 May 2008 |
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| Taoiseach | Brian Cowen |
| Preceded by | Tom Parlon |
| Succeeded by | Martin Mansergh |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office November 1992 – February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Dublin North-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 December 1944 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Alma mater |
University College Dublin, College of Commerce, Rathmines |
Noel Ahern (born 28 December 1944) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency from 1992 to 2011. He also served as the Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Road Safety from May 2008 to April 2009.
Born in Drumcondra, Dublin in 1944, he was educated at the Christian Brothers O'Connell School, Dublin, University College Dublin and the College of Commerce, Rathmines. He worked as an official with CIÉ before becoming a politician. Ahern is a brother of the former Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader, Bertie Ahern and younger brother of former Lord Mayor of Dublin Maurice Ahern.
He was elected to Dublin City Council in 1985. At the 1992 general election he was elected to Dáil Éireann and was re-elected in every subsequent election until his retirement in 2011.
Between 1994 and 1997, Ahern served as Opposition spokesman on the Environment with special responsibility for Housing. In 1997, he served as Chairman of the Oireachtas All Party Dáil Committee on Social Community and Family Affairs. In 2002, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, with responsibility for Housing and Urban Renewal, and at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, with responsibility for Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs. After the 2007 general election, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works.
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