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Joe McHugh (Joseph McHugh) was born on 16 July, 1971 in Carrigart, County Donegal, Ireland, is an Irish Fine Gael politician (b. 1971). Discover Joe McHugh'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 52 years old?

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Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 16 July, 1971
Birthday 16 July
Birthplace Carrigart, County Donegal, Ireland
Nationality Ireland

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1971

Joe McHugh (born 16 July 1971) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Chair of the Committee on European Union Affairs since September 2020.

Born in Carrigart, County Donegal, in 1971.

McHugh was educated at Umlagh National School and the Loreto Convent, Milford.

He attended the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, where he received an honours degree in economics and sociology, and a higher diploma in education.

1991

McHugh was criticised by Eileen Doherty, a sister of Donegal County Councillor and Provisional IRA member Eddie Fullerton, who was assassinated by loyalists in 1991.

Doherty claimed McHugh and other Fine Gael councillors in Donegal had snubbed a number of commemorative events and opposed the building of a monument in Fullerton's memory in Buncrana.

Fullerton was the third elected official in the Republic of Ireland to be assassinated.

1993

McHugh taught geography and mathematics at the Loreto Convent Secondary School, Letterkenny, from 1993 to 1995.

1995

From 1995 to 1996, he taught A-level economics in Dubai.

1996

In 1996, he returned to Ireland and became a youth worker in the Ballyboe area of Letterkenny.

1999

McHugh won a seat in the Milford local electoral area in the 1999 Donegal County Council election.

2002

He was a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 2002 and 2007.

In May 2022, McHugh announced that he would not stand at the next general election.

He was elected to Seanad Éireann as a Senator for the Administrative Panel in 2002, where he served as Fine Gael Spokesperson on Community, Rural, Gaeltacht and Marine Affairs.

McHugh set up a full-time constituency office in Letterkenny.

2005

In July 2005, McHugh married Olwyn Enright, who served as a Fine Gael TD for Laois–Offaly from 2002 to 2011.

2006

When he was selected as the Dáil candidate for Donegal North-East, he moved into a new constituency office, which was officially opened by Fine Gael party leader Enda Kenny on 6 October 2006.

2007

McHugh topped the poll Donegal North-East at the 2007 general election with 22.6% of the first preference vote.

His wife Olwyn Enright also won re-election to the Dáil, making them the third married couple to sit in the same Dáil.

McHugh was appointed party deputy Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and the Department of the Taoiseach, with special responsibility for North-South Co-operation in October 2007.

2011

McHugh was re-elected to the Dáil at the 2011 general election, attaining 19.3% of the first-preference vote.

In January 2011, McHugh called for a monument, funded by the government, in Donegal, dedicated to the founding of the Ulster Volunteer Force in 1912.

In Manchester in October 2011, McHugh became the first Fine Gael TD to address delegates from the British Conservative Party.

He described it as an "opportunity."

2014

On 15 July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with responsibility for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources.

His appointment was met with criticism as his knowledge of the Irish language was at a basic level, although he subsequently received praise for his efforts to improve his language skills to the point where he could conduct lengthy interviews in the language.

RTÉ Radio 1 produced the radio documentary Fine Gaeilgeoir, narrated and produced by Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh, following McHugh's efforts to improve his Irish over the course of a year.

Shane Ross later wrote of his fear of having what he described as a "Joe McHugh moment", meaning being a non-Irish speaker to a Gaeltacht ministry.

2016

He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal constituency since 2016, and previously from 2007 to 2016 for the Donegal North-East constituency.

In February 2016, McHugh was heavily criticised for allocating 93% of Gaeltacht grants to the Donegal Gaeltacht, which is located in and beside his constituency.

This revelation led to calls for McHugh to appear before the Dáil Public Accounts Committee to explain such a disproportionate allocation of funding.

McHugh subsequently denied the claims.

At the 2016 general election, McHugh was elected to the new five-seater Donegal constituency on the 11th count.

The following May, he met Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, during their day visit to the county.

2018

He served as Minister for Education and Skills from 2018 to 2020 and as a Minister of State from 2014 to 2018, including as Government Chief Whip from 2017 to 2018.

He was appointed as Minister for Education and Skills on 16 October 2018.

2020

He was not re-appointed to the Government of the 33rd Dáil in June 2020, and declined the offer of appointment as a Minister of State.

In September 2020, McHugh became Chair of the Committee on European Union Affairs.

In May 2022, McHugh announced that he would not stand at the next general election.

On 6 July 2022, McHugh resigned the Fine Gael party whip in order to vote for an opposition bill regarding the Mica scandal.