Tom Hayes (politician)

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For other people named Tom Hayes, see Tom Hayes (disambiguation).
Tom Hayes
TD
Minister of State
for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety
Assumed office
June 2013
Preceded by Shane McEntee
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
June 2001
Constituency Tipperary South
Senator
In office
September 1997 – June 2001
Constituency Agricultural Panel
Personal details
Born (1952-02-16) 16 February 1952 (age 72)
Golden, County Tipperary, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Fine Gael
Spouse(s) Marian Hayes
Alma mater University College Cork
Website www.tomhayes.ie

Tom Hayes (born 16 February 1952) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and farmer. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency.[1]

He was elected in 1997 to the 21st Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel, Hayes was Fine Gael's Seanad spokesperson on Agriculture. He was elected on 30 June 2001 to the 28th Dáil as a TD for Tipperary South, when he held the seat for Fine Gael in a by-election following the death of Theresa Ahearn. He was re-elected at the 2002, 2007 and 2011 general elections.[2]

Hayes served as Chairman of the Fine Gael parliamentary party from September 2002 to March 2010. He was party deputy spokesperson on Transport with responsibility for Road Safety from October 2010 to March 2011.

On 5 June 2013, he was appointed as Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety.[3]

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Oireachtas
Preceded by Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Tipperary South
2007–present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety
2013–present		 Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Fine Gael parliamentary party
2002–2010		 Succeeded by
Pádraic McCormack
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