Regina Doherty
Regina Doherty | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Dublin |
| Deputy leader of the Seanad | |
| In office 17 December 2022 – 26 June 2024 | |
| Taoiseach | |
| Leader | Lisa Chambers |
| Preceded by | Lisa Chambers |
| Succeeded by | Seán Kyne |
| 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 – 26 June 2024 | |
| Leader |
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| Preceded by | Jerry Buttimer |
| Succeeded by | Seán Kyne |
| Senator | |
| In office 29 June 2020 – 10 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| 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 |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Meath East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Regina Dalton 26 January 1971 Dublin, Ireland |
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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 is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency since the 2024 European Parliament election. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath East constituency from 2011 to 2020. 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 the Seanad 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.