Dara Murphy
| Dara Murphy TD |
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| Minister of State for European Affairs and Data Protection |
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| Assumed office July 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Paschal Donohoe |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2011 |
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| Constituency | Cork North–Central |
| Councillor | |
| In office 2004–2011 |
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| Constituency | Cork North–East |
| Lord Mayor of Cork | |
| In office June 2009 – June 2010 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1969 Glanmire, County Cork |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Tanya Murphy |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
Dara Murphy (born 2 December 1969) is an Irish Fine Gael politician, who was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North–Central constituency at the 2011 general election.[1]
He is a former Lord Mayor of Cork from 2009 to 2010. He was first elected to the Cork City Council in 2004, and served as Deputy Lord Mayor from 2005 to 2006.[2] He also served as the first Chair of the Cork Joint Policing Committee.
He was born in Glanmire, County Cork.
Murphy was appointed by the then Taoiseach John Bruton to be his representative on the National Economic and Social Council at Dublin Castle between 1995 and 1998.
On 15 July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State with responsibility for European Affairs and Data Protection at the Departments of the Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs and Trade.[3]
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| Oireachtas | ||
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| Preceded by | Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Cork North–Central 2011–present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minister of State for European Affairs and Data Protection 2014–present |
Incumbent |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Mayor of Cork 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Mick O'Connell |
