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Eamon Ryan (Eamon Michael Ryan) was born on 28 July, 1963 in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland, is an Irish Green Party politician (b. 1963). Discover Eamon Ryan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?

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Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 28 July, 1963
Birthday 28 July
Birthplace Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Ireland

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Timeline

1929

He served as Green Party Spokesperson for Transport, Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Communications, Marine and Natural Resources during the 29th Dáil.

1930

Ryan was appointed to the cabinet by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the 30th Dáil sat the following day.

As Minister, he stated his priorities would be to improve upon the changes underway in the Irish energy sector, with strong emphasis on aiding the adaptation of renewables and building retrofitting.

He also aimed to enhance communications infrastructure where Ireland had fallen behind other countries.

1963

Eamon Michael Ryan (born 28 July 1963) is an Irish Green Party politician who has served as Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport since June 2020 and Leader of the Green Party since May 2011.

Ryan was born in Dublin in 1963 and raised in Dundrum, where he continues to live with his family.

He was educated at Gonzaga College and University College Dublin, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

1985

He was manager of the UCD Marketing Development Programme from 1985 to 1986, and following three years of emigration and unemployment in 1989, he founded Cycling Safaris, a company which organises cycling holidays in Ireland and Europe.

1995

From 1995 to 2002, he served on the advisory committee of the Dublin Transport Office.

1998

He married the author and journalist Victoria White in 1998 and they have four children.

He first held political office in 1998, when he was co-opted to Dublin City Council, taking up the seat previously held by John Gormley.

1999

He topped the poll at the 1999 local elections in the Rathmines local electoral area.

2002

At the 2002 general election, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Green Party TD for the Dublin South constituency.

2003

In 2003, Ryan protested the use of Shannon Airport by the U.S. military for transport of combatants and arms, in violation of Ireland's neutrality.

2004

He announced on 13 September 2004, that he intended to seek his party's nomination to be a candidate in the 2004 presidential election.

However, when it was announced that the incumbent, Mary McAleese, was seeking a second term he withdrew.

His campaign was also hit by his admission of cannabis use, an illegal drug.

2007

He previously served as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources from 2007 to 2011.

He was re-elected to the Dáil at the 2007 general election held on 24 May.

On 13 June, the Green Party voted in favour of entering into a coalition government with Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats at a special party convention.

Ryan was also criticised by Shell to Sea for failing to launch an independent review of the decision, as stipulated by the Green Party in a motion passed at their annual convention in 2007.

2009

He also committed Ireland to the European Super Grid programme in 2009 and announced major government investment in marine energy research projects.

Government schemes were expanded for home energy retrofitting as uptake increased, the National Broadband Scheme was completed, a Broadband for Schools Scheme launched, and a national electric vehicle and chargepoint initiative was announced in conjunction with the ESB Electric Ireland and Peugeot Citroën, which was subsequently implemented by the new government.

In response to the Corrib gas controversy, the environmental activist organisation Shell to Sea and its spokesperson Maura Harrington, criticised Ryan for joining Fianna Fáil in coalition as the terms of the programme for government did not include a reversal or renegotiation of the proposed gas pipeline and refinery at Broadhaven Bay, County Mayo.

Before entering into government, Ryan supported the aims of the Shell to Sea campaign and attended their protests.

2010

During his period in office, installed wind capacity in Ireland doubled, and by 2010 the average daily energy derived from renewable sources (as a percentage of total demand) had increased to 17%, peaking at 42%.

2011

Ryan resigned as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on 23 January 2011, when the Green Party withdrew from government.

The following day he helped broker an agreement with Fine Gael and the Labour Party which ensured the passing of the 2011 Finance bill, prior to the holding of the general election on the 25 February 2011.

He lost his seat at election, receiving 6.8% of the vote.

As part of his pension Ryan will receive a lump sum of €110,000 and an annual pension of €51,000 when he is 65, in 2028.

He was one of three candidates to contest the subsequent Green Party leadership election of May 2011.

He was elected leader on 27 May 2011, succeeding John Gormley.

The party had no representation in the Oireachtas when he became leader.

The Greens' return to the Dáil following their wipeout in 2011 was the first time in Irish election history that a political party had been able to survive losing all their TDs.

2012

In 2012, he became an associate with E3G working on an assessment of the development potential of the North Seas Offshore Grid Initiative in a project which was supported by the European Climate Foundation and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation.

2013

In 2013, he organised two climate gatherings which brought international climate experts to Ireland to examine what new narratives are needed to increase public support for action on the climate issue.

2014

He was the Green Party candidate in the Dublin constituency at the 2014 European Parliament election, but was not elected.

2016

He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency since 2016, and previously from 2002 to 2011 for the Dublin South constituency.

He was elected a TD for the Dublin Bay South constituency in the 2016 general election, alongside deputy leader Catherine Martin who secured a seat in Dublin Rathdown.

2019

In 2019, Ryan called for wolves to be reintroduced to Ireland.