17 Facts About Trevor Sargent

Trevor Sargent served as a Teachta Dala for the Dublin North constituency from 1992 to 2011.

In that same year, Trevor Sargent stood for in the European Parliament election in Dublin, but was unsuccessful.

Trevor Sargent alleged that Fianna Fail Councillor Don Lydon put him in a headlock and attempted to snatch the cheque from him.

At a special Leadership Convention in Kilkenny on 6 October 2001, Trevor Sargent was elected the first official leader of the Green Party.

Trevor Sargent was re-elected to this position in 2003 and again in 2005.

Ahead of the 2007 general election, Trevor Sargent had committed that he would not lead the party into government with Fianna Fail.

However, Trevor Sargent announced that he would resign his position as leader of the party and would not accept a seat in the cabinet.

On 20 June 2007, Trevor Sargent was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with responsibility for Food and Horticulture.

Trevor Sargent was re-appointed by the 28th Government of Ireland when Brian Cowen succeeded Ahern as Taoiseach on 7 May 2008.

When Cowen reduced the number of Ministers of State on 22 April 2009, Trevor Sargent was given the additional post of Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with responsibility for Food Safety.

Trevor Sargent lost his seat at the 2011 general election, along with all the other Green Party TDs.

Trevor Sargent was trained as a Church of Ireland cleric, at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute, and studied for a master's degree in theology from Trinity College Dublin.

Trevor Sargent was ordained priest in Christchurch Cathedral, Waterford city on 8 September 2018.

Trevor Sargent has made many appearances on the Irish-language TV channel TG4.

Trevor Sargent was a guest judge on TG4's Feirm Factor and a guest gardener for Season 2 of Garrai Glas in 2011.

Trevor Sargent made an appearance on The Podge and Rodge Show on 10 April 2006.

Trevor Sargent lived with his second wife, Aine Neville, in Tacumshin, County Wexford, where they developed an organic horticulture enterprise.