Seán Fleming TD |
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Chair of the Public Accounts Committee | |
Assumed office 4 April 2016 |
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Preceded by | John McGuinness |
Opposition Spokesperson for Public Expenditure and Reform | |
In office June 2011 – 19 May 2016 |
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Leader | Micheál Martin |
Preceded by | Michael McGrath |
Succeeded by | Dara Calleary |
Teachta Dála | |
Assumed office February 2016 |
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Constituency | Laois |
Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1997 – February 2016 |
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Constituency | Laois–Offaly |
Personal details | |
Born |
Seán Brendan Fleming 1 February 1958 The Swan, Laois, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse(s) | Mary Fleming (m. 1992) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Seán Brendan Fleming (born 1 February 1958) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee since April 2016. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) since 1997, currently for the Laois constituency.
An accountant, educated at University College Dublin, Fleming was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1997 general election and retained his seat at the 2002, 2007, 2011, and 2016 general elections. He was formerly Financial Director of Fianna Fáil at national level.
He was elected at the 1999 local elections as a member of Laois County Council for the Borris-in-Ossory electoral area.
He served as Opposition Spokesperson for Public Expenditure and Reform from 2011 until 2016. He is currently the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.