Ruairi Quinn

Ruairi Quinn
Quinn, c. 2002
Minister for Education and Skills
In office 9 March 2011 – 11 July 2014
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	Mary Coughlan
Succeeded by	Jan O'Sullivan
Leader of the Labour Party
In office 13 November 1997 – 25 October 2002
Deputy	Brendan Howlin
Preceded by	Dick Spring
Succeeded by	Pat Rabbitte
Minister for Finance
In office 15 December 1994 – 26 June 1997
Taoiseach	John Bruton
Preceded by	Bertie Ahern
Succeeded by	Charlie McCreevy
Minister for Enterprise and Employment
In office 12 January 1993 – 17 November 1994
Taoiseach	Albert Reynolds
Preceded by	Bertie Ahern
Succeeded by	Charlie McCreevy
Minister for the Public Service
In office 14 February 1986 – 20 January 1987
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	John Boland
Succeeded by	John Bruton
Minister for Labour
In office 13 December 1983 – 20 January 1987
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	Liam Kavanagh
Succeeded by	Gemma Hussey
Minister of State
1982–1983	Environment
Teachta Dála
In office February 1982 – February 2016
In office June 1977 – June 1981
Constituency	Dublin South-East
Senator
In office 8 October 1981 – 18 February 1982
Constituency	Industrial and Commercial Panel
In office 1 July 1976 – 16 June 1977
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1946-04-02) 2 April 1946 (age 78) Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse	Liz Allman ​ (m. 1971)​
Children	3
Relatives	Lochlann Quinn (brother) Feargal Quinn (cousin) Oisín Quinn (nephew)
Education	St Michael's College, Dublin Blackrock College
Alma mater	University College Dublin University of Athens

Ruairi Quinn (born 2 April 1946) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Education and Skills from 2011 to 2014, Leader of the Labour Party from 1997 to 2002, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1989 to 1997, Minister for Finance from 1994 to 1997, Minister for Enterprise and Employment from 1993 to 1994, Minister for the Public Service from 1986 to 1987, Minister for Labour from 1983 to 1986, Minister of State for Urban Affairs and Housing from 1982 to 1983. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-East constituency from 1977 to 1981 and 1982 to 2016. He was a Senator from 1976 to 1977, after being nominated by the Taoiseach and again from 1981 to 1982 for the Industrial and Commercial Panel.^[1]