Pat Carey
| Pat Carey | |
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| Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs | |
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In office 23 March 2010 – 9 March 2011 |
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| Taoiseach | Brian Cowen |
| Preceded by | Éamon Ó Cuív |
| Succeeded by | Department abolished |
| Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | |
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In office 23 January 2011 – 9 March 2011 |
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| Taoiseach | Brian Cowen |
| Preceded by | Eamon Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Pat Rabbitte |
| Minister for Transport | |
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In office 20 January 2011 – 9 March 2011 |
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| Taoiseach | Brian Cowen |
| Preceded by | Noel Dempsey |
| Succeeded by | Leo Varadkar (Transport, Tourism and Sport) |
| Government Chief Whip | |
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In office 7 May 2008 – 23 March 2010 |
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| Taoiseach | Brian Cowen |
| Preceded by | Tom Kitt |
| Succeeded by | John Curran |
| Minister of State for Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs | |
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In office 20 June 2007 – 7 May 2008 |
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| Taoiseach | Bertie Ahern |
| Preceded by | Noel Ahern |
| Succeeded by | John Curran |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1997 – February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Dublin North-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 November 1947 Castlemaine, Kerry, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Alma mater |
St Patrick's College, Dublin University College Dublin Trinity College, Dublin |
Pat Carey (born 9 November 1947) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency from 1997 to 2011. He served as the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs from 2010 to 2011, and also as Government Chief Whip from 2008 to 2010.
Carey was born in Castlemaine, County Kerry in 1947. He was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Milltown, County Kerry and went to St. Patrick's College in Drumcondra, Dublin to complete his teacher training. He subsequently studied at University College Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a H.Dip Education respectively. Before entering politics Carey was a national school teacher and a deputy principal.
Since leaving office, Carey has come out as gay, and voiced support for the 2015 marriage equality referendum, saying “My only regret is that I didn’t have the courage or confidence to [come out while in politics]. When I look back it’s an awful pity I didn’t feel able to do that. Nobody stopped me, but I wasn’t sure how it would be received.”
Carey first entered local politics in 1985 when he was elected to Dublin City Council for the Finglas area. He remained on the council until the abolition of the dual mandate in 2003. He was elected as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the constituency of Dublin North-West at the 1997 general election, defeating the sitting Fine Gael TD Mary Flaherty to win a second seat for the Fianna Fáil in the 4-seater constituency. He was re-elected at the 2002 general election. Re-elected at the 2007 general election, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs with special responsibility for Drugs Strategy and Community Affairs.
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