Ciarán Cannon
Ciarán Cannon | |
|---|---|
Cannon in 2018 | |
| Minister of State | |
| 2017–2020 | Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| 2011–2014 | Education and Skills |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Galway East |
| Senator | |
| In office 13 September 2007 – 25 February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Leader of the Progressive Democrats | |
| In office 17 April 2008 – March 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Harney |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1965 Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse |
Niamh Lawless (m. 1990) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Ciarán Cannon (born 19 September 1965) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency from 2011 to 2024. He previously served as a senator for the Progressive Democrats and was the last elected leader of that party. He served as a Minister of State from 2011 to 2014 and again from 2017 to 2020. He served as a Senator from 2007 to 2011, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.
Before entering politics, he was a planning official for Galway City Council and Dublin City Council, as well as CEO and secretary of the Irish Pilgrimage Trust. In 2002, he was honoured as one of the Galway People of the Year.