Michael Healy-Rae
Michael Healy-Rae | |
|---|---|
Healy-Rae in 2023 | |
| Minister of State | |
| 2025– | Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine |
| Chair of the Committee on European Union Affairs | |
| In office 4 April 2016 – 15 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dominic Hannigan |
| Succeeded by | Joe McHugh |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Kerry |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Kerry South |
| Kerry County Councillor | |
| In office June 1999 – February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Killorglin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1967 Kilgarvan, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Eileen Healy-Rae (m. 1989) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Danny Healy-Rae (brother) |
| Alma mater | Limerick Institute of Technology |
Michael J. Healy-Rae (born 9 January 1967) is an Irish independent politician who has served as a Minister of State since January 2025. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry constituency since 2016, and from 2011 to 2016 for the Kerry South constituency. He served as Chair of the Committee on European Union Affairs from 2016 to 2020.
Before entering national politics, he was involved in local politics in County Kerry and pursued business interests.