Regina Doherty

Regina Doherty
TD
Minister for Employment and Social Protection
Assumed office
14 June 2017
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
Preceded by Leo Varadkar
Government Chief Whip
In office
6 May 2016  14 June 2017
Taoiseach Enda Kenny
Preceded by Paul Kehoe
Succeeded by Joe McHugh
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2011
Constituency Meath East
Personal details
Born (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971
Finglas, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Fine Gael
Spouse(s) Declan Doherty (m. 1999)
Children 4
Alma mater Dublin City University
Website Official website

Regina Doherty (born 26 January 1971) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Employment and Social Protection since June 2017. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) since 2011, currently for the Meath East constituency. She previously served as Government Chief Whip from 2016 to 2017.[1]

Career

She was a member of Meath County Council for the Dunshaughlin electoral area from 2009 to 2011.[2] She was a member of the Oireachtas committees for Health, Finance, and the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement during the 31st Dáil. She was also a member of the Constitutional Convention,[3] and is the Chairperson of the Fine Gael Committee for Health and Children.

In January 2013, her IT consultancy company went into liquidation with debts of €280,000, including €60,000 due to the Revenue Commissioners.[4]

In May 2015, following the claims of IRA involvement of the cover-up of sexual abuse by Máiría Cahill, she was provided with names of a number of alleged abusers which she passed on to the Gardaí who are investigating the issue.[5]

She was re-elected to the Dáil on 26 February 2016. She was appointed to the new Dáil reform committee on 22 March of that year.[6] She was appointed Government Chief Whip on 6 May 2016.[7]

In July 2017, Doherty confirmed [8] that she had lodged a complaint with gardaí against political blogger and academic Catherine Kelly. Kelly said that she was cautioned by gardaí about her social media posts and online articles[9] which referenced Regina Doherty.[10] In the Dáil it was stated that a US based academic experienced a "sinister and chilling experience" in an Irish airport.[11]

References

Oireachtas
Preceded by
Thomas Byrne
(Fianna Fáil)
Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Meath East
2011–present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Paul Kehoe
Government Chief Whip
2016–2017
Succeeded by
Joe McHugh
Preceded by
Leo Varadkar
Minister for Employment and Social Protection
2017–present
Incumbent
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