Niamh Bhreathnach

Niamh Bhreathnach
Minister for Education
In office 15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997
Taoiseach	John Bruton
Preceded by	Michael Smith
Succeeded by	Micheál Martin
In office 12 January 1993 – 17 November 1994
Taoiseach	Albert Reynolds
Preceded by	Séamus Brennan
Succeeded by	Michael Smith
Teachta Dála
In office November 1992 – June 1997
Constituency	Dún Laoghaire
Senator
In office 20 June 1997 – 3 July 1997
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1945-06-01)1 June 1945 Loughlinstown, Dublin, Ireland
Died	6 February 2023(2023-02-06) (aged 77) Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse	Tom Ferris ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	2
Parent	Breandán Breathnach (father)
Education	Dominican College Sion Hill
Alma mater	Froebel College of Education

Niamh Síle Bhreathnach (Irish: [n̠ʲiəw ˈʃiːlʲə ˈvʲɾʲahnˠəx]; 1 June 1945 – 6 February 2023) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Education from 1993 to 1994 and 1994 to 1997.

She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1992 to 1997. She was a senator from June 1997 to July 1997, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.^[1]