Regina Doherty | |
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![]() Doherty in 2018 | |
Deputy leader of Seanad Éireann | |
Assumed office 17 December 2022 | |
Taoiseach | |
Leader | Lisa Chambers |
Preceded by | Lisa Chambers |
Leader of the Seanad | |
In office 29 June 2020 – 17 December 2022 | |
Taoiseach | Micheál Martin |
Deputy | Lisa Chambers |
Preceded by | Jerry Buttimer |
Succeeded by | Lisa Chambers |
Leader of Fine Gael in the Seanad | |
In office 29 June 2020 – 11 June 2024 | |
Leader |
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Preceded by | Jerry Buttimer |
Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection | |
In office 14 June 2017 – 27 June 2020 | |
Taoiseach | Leo Varadkar |
Preceded by | Leo Varadkar |
Succeeded by | Heather Humphreys |
Minister of State | |
2016–2017 | Government Chief Whip |
Senator | |
Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Teachta Dála | |
In office February 2011 – February 2020 | |
Constituency | Meath East |
Personal details | |
Born | Regina Dalton[1] 26 January 1971 Finglas, Dublin, Ireland |
Political party |
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Spouse |
Declan Doherty (m. 1997) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | |
Regina Doherty (née Dalton; born 26 January 1971) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Senator from 2020 to 2024, after being nominated by the Taoiseach. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath East constituency from 2011 to 2020.[2] She was elected to serve as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency at the 2024 European Parliament election. She was the Leader of Fine Gael in the Seanad from 2020 to 2024, serving as leader of the Seanad from 2020 to 2022 and Deputy leader of Seanad Éireann from 2022 to 2024. She served as Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection from 2017 to 2020 and Government Chief Whip from 2016 to 2017.
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