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Dermot Ahern

Personal data
Date of birth20 April 1955(age 55)
Place of birthDrogheda, County Louth
NationalityIrish
Political partyFianna Fáil
SpouseMaeve Coleman
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
OccupationFormer Solicitor
Minister for Justice and Law Reform
Assumed office7 May 2008
Preceded byBrian Lenihan
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office29 September 2004 - 7 May 2008
Succeeded byMicheál Martin
Preceded byBrian Cowen
Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
In office6 June 2002 - 29 September 2004
Succeeded byNoel Dempsey
Preceded byFrank Fahey
Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs
In office26 June 1997 - 6 June 2002
Succeeded byMary Coughlan
Preceded byPrionsias de Rossa
Government Chief Whip
In office15 November 1991 - 11 February 1992
Succeeded byNoel Dempsey
Preceded byVincent Brady
Teachta Dála
Assumed office17 February 1987
ConstituencyLouth

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Dermot Christopher Ahern (born 20 April 1955) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and is the current Minister for Justice and Law Reform. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency.

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CSO reports rise in robberies, hijackings and prostitution - BreakingNews.ie Tweet this news
BreakingNews.ie--In a statement this afternoon, Justice Minister -Dermot Ahern- described as "disturbing" the rise in burglaries and hijackings but he has welcomed the fall in ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:17:16 GMT+00:00
Probe not hindered by laws, says Ahern - Irish Independent Tweet this news
Irish Independent--JUSTICE Minister -Dermot Ahern- insisted yesterday that the garda investigation into irregularities at Anglo Irish Bank is not ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:05:02 GMT+00:00
People Before Profit plan second protest at Ahern's home - Dundalk Democrat Tweet this news
Dundalk Democrat--THE People Before Profit group are set to hold another protest at the home of Minister for Justice -Dermot Ahern- in the next week, ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:06:32 GMT+00:00
Ballymun CCTV will not just shift crime - Ahern - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--MINISTER FOR Justice -Dermot Ahern- has said a Garda CCTV system in Ballymun, north Dublin, will help reduce and solve crime rather than push illegal activity ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:07:48 GMT+00:00
Ahern opens new Wheatfield block - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--More than 500 new prison spaces will be built in the next two years to alleviate overcrowding in the system, the Minister for Justice -Dermot Ahern- has said. ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:37:29 GMT+00:00
Ahern looking to stregthen Criminal Assets Bureau - IrishExaminer.com Tweet this news
IrishExaminer.com--Justice Minister -Dermot Ahern- said today that he is looking at ways of strengthening the Criminal Assets Bureau. Mr Ahern says a review of the law ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:09:20 GMT+00:00
Ahern says fracas at prison not due to overcrowding - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--MINISTER FOR Justice -Dermot Ahern- has insisted overcrowding was not the reason for the disturbance at Mountjoy Prison saying the success of new measures to ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:34:00 GMT+00:00
Ahern confirms Garda file brought to shop for printing - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--A GARDA file on an alleged criminal gang was brought to a photocopying shop for printing, Minister for Justice -Dermot Ahern- confirmed in the Dáil. ... - Date : Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:21:02 GMT+00:00
Garda team to visit Latvia for meetings on sham marriages - BreakingNews.ie Tweet this news
BreakingNews.ie--He said Minister for Justice -Dermot Ahern- had consistently raised the issue in Europe and had called for a tightening of EU regulations.--- - Date : Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:26:23 GMT+00:00
Ahern says no let-up in confronting dissidents - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times---...- resources to tackle the dissident republican paramilitary threat regardless of the economic difficulties, Minister for Justice -Dermot Ahern- has pledged. ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:11:41 GMT+00:00

Oireachtas
Preceded by
Pádraig Faulkner
(Fianna Fáil)
Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Louth
1987 -
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Vincent Brady
Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach
(Government Chief Whip)
1991 - 1992
Succeeded by
Mary Coughlan
as Minister for Social and Family Affairs
Minister of State at the Department of Defence
1991 - 1992
Preceded by
Proinsias De Rossa
as Minister for Social Welfare
Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs
1997 - 2002
Succeeded by
Noel Dempsey
Preceded by
Frank Fahey
as Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources
Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
2002 - 2004
Succeeded by
Micheál Martin
Preceded by
Brian Cowen
Minister for Foreign Affairs
2004 - 2008
Preceded by
Brian Lenihan
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
2008 -
Incumbent

Current members of the Government of Ireland


Current members of Dáil Éireann

Fianna Fáil (75)B. Ahern * D. Ahern * M. Ahern * N. Ahern * B. Andrews * C. Andrews * Ardagh * Aylward * Blaney * A. Brady * C. Brady * J. Brady * Browne * T. Byrne * Calleary * P. Carey * Collins * Conlon * Connick * Coughlan * 'Cowen' * Cregan * Curran * Dempsey * Devins * Dooley * Fahey * Finneran * Fitzpatrick * Fleming * Flynn * Hanafin * Haughey * Hoctor * Kelleher * Kelly * Kenneally * Kennedy * Killeen * M. Kitt * T. Kitt * B. Lenihan * C. Lenihan * McDaid * McEllistrim * Mattie McGrath * Michael McGrath * McGuinness * Mansergh * Martin * Moloney * Moynihan * Mulcahy * Nolan * O'Brien * O'Connor * Ó Cuív * O'Dea * O'Donoghue * Ó Fearghaíl * O'Flynn * O'Hanlon * B. O'Keeffe * N. O'Keeffe * O'Rourke * C. O'Sullivan * P. Power * S. Power * Roche * Scanlon * Smith * Treacy * Wallace * Woods
Fine Gael (51)Allen * Bannon * Barrett * Breen * Bruton * Burke * C. Byrne * J. Carey * Clune * Connaughton * Coonan * Coveney * Crawford * Creed * Creighton * D'Arcy * Deasy * Deenihan * Doyle * Durkan * English * Enright * Feighan * C. Flanagan * T. Flanagan * B. Hayes * T. Hayes * Hogan * Kehoe * Kenny * McCormack * McEntee * McGinley * McHugh * Mitchell * Naughten * Neville * Noonan * O'Donnell * O'Dowd * J. O'Keefe * O'Mahony * Perry * Reilly * Ring * Shatter * Sheahan * Sheehan * Stanton * Timmins * Varadkar
Labour Party (20)Broughan * Burton * Costello * Gilmore * Higgins * Howlin * C. Lynch * K. Lynch * McManus * O'Shea * J. O'Sullivan * Penrose * Quinn * Rabbitte * Sherlock * Shortall * Stagg * Tuffy * Upton * Wall
Green Party (6)Cuffe * Gogarty * 'Gormley' * Ryan * Sargent * White
Sinn Féin (4)Ferris * Morgan * Ó Caoláin * Ó Snodaigh
Independents (7)Behan * Grealish * Harney * Healy-Rae * Lowry * F. McGrath * M. O'Sullivan



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