Hildegarde Naughton
Hildegarde Naughton | |
|---|---|
Naughton in 2024 | |
| Minister of State | |
| 2025– | Children, Disability and Equality |
| 2024–2025 | Education |
| 2022–2024 | Health |
| 2021 | Justice |
| 2020–2022 | Environment, Climate and Communications |
| 2020–2022 | Transport |
| Government Chief Whip | |
| In office 17 December 2022 – 23 January 2025 | |
| Taoiseach | |
| Preceded by | Jack Chambers |
| Succeeded by | Mary Butler |
| Chair of the Committee on Communications, Climate Action and the Environment | |
| In office 4 April 2016 – 27 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Brian Leddin |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Galway West |
| Senator | |
| In office 19 July 2013 – 26 February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1977 Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Alma mater | |
Hildegarde Naughton (born 1 May 1977) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Minister of State in attendance at cabinet since 2020. Naughton served as Government Chief Whip from 2022 to 2025. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Galway West since 2016. She served as Chair of the Committee on Communications, Climate Action and the Environment from 2016 to 2020 and Mayor of Galway from 2011 to 2012. She also served as a Senator from 2013 to 2016, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.