Pat Rabbite
| Pat Rabbitte | |
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| Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | |
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In office 9 March 2011 – 11 July 2014 |
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| Taoiseach | Enda Kenny |
| Preceded by | Pat Carey |
| Succeeded by | Alex White |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 25 October 2002 – 6 September 2007 |
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| Deputy | Liz McManus |
| Preceded by | Ruairi Quinn |
| Succeeded by | Eamon Gilmore |
| Minister of State for Commerce, Science and Technology | |
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In office 20 December 1994 – 26 June 1997 |
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| Taoiseach | John Bruton |
| Preceded by | Séamus Brennan |
| Succeeded by | Michael Smith |
| Teachta Dála | |
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In office June 1989 – February 2016 |
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| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Patrick Brendan Rabbitte 18 May 1949 Claremorris, Mayo, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Derry Rabbitte (m. 1981) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | St Colman's College |
| Alma mater | University College Galway |
Patrick Brendan Rabbitte (born 18 May 1949) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources from 2011 to 2014, Leader of the Labour Party from 2002 to 2007 and Minister of State for Commerce, Science and Technology from 1994 to 1997. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency from 1989 to 2016.
Patrick Rabbitte was born in 1949 near Claremorris and brought up in Woodstock, Ballindine, County Mayo. He was educated locally at St Colman's College, Claremorris before emigrating to Britain to find employment. He returned shortly afterwards to attend University College Galway (UCG) where he studied Arts and Law. While at university Rabbitte played the field and became involved in several college movements before serving as President of the UCG Students' Union in 1970–1971. Between 1972 and 1974 he achieved national attention when he served as President of the national Union of Students in Ireland (USI). Following the completion of his presidency in 1974 he became an official in the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU), becoming National Secretary for the union in 1980.
Rabbitte became involved in electoral politics for the first time in 1985 when he was elected to Dublin County Council. At the 1989 general election he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Workers' Party TD for Dublin South-West. He retained his seat at every election until 2016, first as a Workers' Party, then Democratic Left and finally a Labour Party TD.
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