Alex White (Irish politician)

Alex White
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
In office 11 July 2014 – 6 May 2016
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	Pat Rabbitte
Succeeded by	Denis Naughten
Minister of State
2012–2014	Health
Teachta Dála
In office February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency	Dublin South
Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad
In office 13 September 2007 – 8 March 2011
Leader	Eamon Gilmore
Preceded by	Brendan Ryan
Succeeded by	Phil Prendergast
Senator
In office September 2007 – February 2011
Constituency	Cultural and Educational Panel
Personal details
Born	Alexander White (1958-12-03) 3 December 1958 (age 65) Marino, Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse	Mary Corcoran ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	2
Education	Chanel College
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin King's Inns

Alex White (born 3 December 1958) is an Irish lawyer and a former Labour Party politician. Since January 2023 he has been Director General of the Institute of International and European Affairs, a think-tank based in Dublin. White served as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources from 2014 to 2016, Minister of State for Primary Care from 2012 to 2014 and Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad 2007 to 2011. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency from 2011 to 2016. He was a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 2007 to 2011.^[1][2]