Denis Naughten

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Denis Naughten (born 23 June 1973) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for the constituency of Roscommon-South Leitrim and Fine Gael Spokesperson for Agriculture.

Naughten was born in Drum County Roscommon. He was educated St. Aloysius College, Athlone, University College Dublin and University College Cork where he did a research project in Food Microbiology. Naughten was elected in a by-election to Seanad Éireann in 1997 to the seat vacant since the death of his father, Liam Naughten on 16 November 1996. In the 1997 general election he was elected to the lower house of Dáil Éireann for the Longford-Roscommon constituency and was re-elected in the 2002 general election. He was also a member of Roscommon County Council and the Western Health Board from January 1997 to October 2003.

Within his first few weeks in the Dáil he became Fine Gael spokesperson for Youth Affairs, School Transport & Adult Education. Between 2000 and 2001 he served as Opposition Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade & Employment. Although indicating that he might, Naughten declined to stand in the party's leadership election in 2002. He was later appointed spokesperson on Transport. In Enda Kenny's Front Bench reshuffle in 2004 Naughten received his current position of spokesperson on Agriculture. He was re-elected in the 2007 general election for the new constituency of Roscommon-South Leitrim.

Naughten's father, Liam Naughten, was also a Fine Gael TD, who served between 1982 and 1989.

[edit] References

• This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database

[edit] External links

• Denis Naughten's page on the Fine Gael website
• Denis Naughten's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)

[edit] See also

• Families in the Oireachtas

Oireachtas
Preceded by John Connor (Fine Gael)	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Longford-Roscommon 1997-2007	Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Preceded by Newly created constituency	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Roscommon-South Leitrim 2007 – present	Incumbent
Honorary titles
Preceded by Mildred Fox	Baby of the Dáil 1997-2002	Succeeded by Damien English

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