Éamon Ó Cuív

Éamon Ó Cuív (born June 1950) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician and is currently the Minister for Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs. He has been a TD for Galway West since 1992 and has previously been a member of Seanad Éireann.

Éamon Ó Cuív was born in Dublin in June 1950 and was educated at Oatlands College, Dublin and University College Dublin. Before he entered politics he was the manager of Gaeltacht Co-operative, a company involved in agricultural services including timber milling, tourism and cultural development. In 1989 Ó Cuív was elected to Seanad Éireann. He served there until 1992 when he was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD. In 1997 Ó Cuív was appointed Minister for State at the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht & the Islands, serving under his cousin Síle de Valera who was the senior minister at the Department. Following the Irish General Election, 2002 Ó Cuív was appointed to the Cabinet as Minister for Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs.

Éamon Ó Cuív comes from a famed political dynasty. He is the grandson of Fianna Fáil founder, first Taoiseach and third President of Ireland, Eamon de Valera. He is a nephew of the former TD, Vivion de Valera and is a first cousin of the former Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht & the Islands, Síle de Valera.

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