Pat Carey was born on 9 November 1947 and is a former Irish Fianna Fail politician.
13 Facts About Pat Carey
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Pat Carey was a Teachta Dala for the Dublin North-West constituency from 1997 to 2011.
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Pat Carey served as the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs from 2010 to 2011, and as Government Chief Whip from 2008 to 2010.
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Pat Carey was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Milltown, County Kerry and went to St Patrick's College in Drumcondra, Dublin to complete his teacher training.
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Pat Carey entered local politics in 1985 when he was elected to Dublin City Council for the Finglas area.
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Pat Carey remained on the council until the abolition of the dual mandate in 2003.
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Pat Carey was elected as a Fianna Fail Teachta Dala for the constituency of Dublin North-West at the 1997 general election, defeating the sitting Fine Gael TD Mary Flaherty to win a second seat for the Fianna Fail in the 4-seater constituency.
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When Brian Cowen became Taoiseach in May 2008, Pat Carey was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with responsibility as Government Chief Whip and Active Citizenship and as Minister of State at the Department of Defence.
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On 20 January 2011, Pat Carey was appointed as Minister for Transport, following the resignation of Noel Dempsey.
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On 23 January 2011, Pat Carey was appointed as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, following the resignation of Eamon Ryan.
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Pat Carey lost his seat at the 2011 general election.
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On 28 March 2011, the Sunday Independent reported that Pat Carey had "appointed another party crony to a key State board on his final day in office".
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In November 2015, Pat Carey stepped down as Fianna Fail's director of elections.