Colm Brophy
Colm Brophy | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Brophy in 2024 | |
| Minister of State | |
| 2025– | Justice, Home Affairs and Migration |
| 2020–2022 | Foreign Affairs |
| Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight | |
| In office 13 December 2017 – 1 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Josepha Madigan |
| Succeeded by | Neasa Hourigan |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1966 Dublin, Ireland |
| Party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse |
Maeve O'Connell (m. 1998) |
| Alma mater | Dublin Institute of Technology |
Colm Brophy (born 22 June 1966) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency since the 2016 general election.[1] He served as a Minister of State from July 2020 to December 2022 and again since February 2025.
Early life
Originally from Cabinteely, Brophy studied business at Rathmines College of Commerce.[2] Before becoming a councillor, he was the Director of Elections for the European Parliament campaigns for Fine Gael candidates Mary Banotti and Gay Mitchell.[3]
Political career
Brophy was co-opted to South Dublin County Council in 2008, and served as a councillor until 2016.[4][3] During 2015 until his election to the Dáil, Brophy served as President of the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG).[5]
At the 2016 general election, Brophy stood as one of three Fine Gael candidates in the Dublin South-West constituency. He won with 10.7% of the first preference votes, and was elected on the sixteenth count.[6] Brian Lawlor was co-opted to fill Brophy's seat on South Dublin County Council.[7]
He was appointed Chair of the Dáil Committee on Budgetary Oversight in December 2017.[8]
At the 2020 general election, he won 12.2% of the first-preference votes, and was re-elected on the tenth count.[9][10] Following the formation of the 32nd government of Ireland, Brophy was appointed on 1 July 2020 as Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for overseas development aid and diaspora.[11] He said that his "focus in the coming months and years will be to listen to, and to support, our Diaspora communities, particularly its most vulnerable members".[12][13] He was not re-appointed as a junior minister as part of the 33rd government of Ireland in December 2022.[14]
At the 2024 general election, Brophy was re-elected to the Dáil. In February 2025, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with responsibility for migration.
Personal life
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Brophy is married to Maeve O'Connell, who was elected as a Fine Gael TD for Dublin Rathdown at the 2024 general election.[2]
References
- ^ "Colm Brophy". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b Holland, Kitty. "Election 2020: Colm Brophy (Fine Gael)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Election 2016: Colm Brophy". RTÉ. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Colm Brophy". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "AILG Activity Report 2014-19" (PDF). June 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Constituency: Dublin South-West". Dublin: Irish Independent. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Lyne, Laura (21 March 2016). "New councillors take seats in council chamber". The Echo. Dublin. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Colm Brophy". Houses of the Oireachtas. December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Holland, Kitty (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Dublin South West results: Zappone bows out as Duffy and Lahart take final seats. Minister Katherine Zappone 'very proud' of change she achieved in Government". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Election 2020: Dublin South-West". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Bray, Jennifer; Kelly, Fiach; Leahy, Pat (1 July 2020). "Full line up of junior ministers unveiled as Taoiseach accused by one TD of snub". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Colm Brophy TD appointed Junior Minister at the Department of Foreign Affairs". The Echo. Dublin. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Press release: Colm Brophy, T.D. appointed as Minister for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora Press release". Department of Foreign Affairs. 2 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Carroll MacNeill and O'Donnell promoted to junior ministers". RTÉ News. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.