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For the Australian politician, see Stephen Donnelly (Australian politician).
Stephen Donnelly (born 14 December 1975) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister for Health since June 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency since 2011.[3][4]
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Stephen Donnelly | |
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Minister for Health | |
Assumed office 27 June 2020 | |
Taoiseach | |
Preceded by | Simon Harris |
Leader of the Social Democrats with Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall | |
In office 15 July 2015 – 5 September 2016 | |
Preceded by | New office |
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Teachta Dála | |
Assumed office February 2011 | |
Constituency | Wicklow |
Personal details | |
Born | (1975-12-14) 14 December 1975 (age 48) Delgany, County Wicklow, Ireland |
Political party | Fianna Fáil (since 2017)[1] |
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Spouse | Susan Leavy[2] |
Children | 3 |
Education | St David's Holy Faith |
Alma mater | |
Website | stephendonnelly |
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On his election to Dáil Éireann, Donnelly first sat as an independent deputy. He then co-founded the Social Democrats in 2015, becoming joint leader of the new party.[5] He left the Social Democrats in 2016, and represented Wicklow as an independent before joining Fianna Fáil in February 2017.[6][1]