Paschal Donohoe
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| Born | Paschal Luke Donohoe 1974-09-19 Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Children | 2 |
| Spouse | Justine Davey |
| Party | Fine Gael |
Irish Finance Minister who attended several Bilderberg meetings. | |
Paschal Donohoe is an Irish politician who as Finance Minister attended several Bilderberg meetings.
Early life
Donohoe was born in Phibsborough, Dublin, in 1974. He was educated at St. Declan's College, before receiving a scholarship to Trinity College Dublin. He studied Politics and Economics and graduated in 1996.[1]
Career
From Trinity College, Donohoe was selected by the UK division of multinational company Procter & Gamble for their fast-track graduate training programme. He spent six years working in the United Kingdom, becoming a sales and marketing director. In 2003, he returned to Ireland to pursue a career in politics.
He stood for Fine Gael in the Dublin Central constituency, but failed to win a seat. Instead, Donohoe was elected to the Seanad Éireann (Upper House) and as a result resigned his mandate as a member of the Dublin City Council, which he had held since 2004.
In June 2009, he stood as a candidate in the Dublin Central constituency in the by-election necessitated by the death of Tony Gregory, but was defeated by independent candidate Maureen O'Sulliva. It was not until the next regular elections in February 2011 that he managed to be elected to Dáil Éireann.[Why was he pushed forwards despite losing elections?]
Following the resignation of Lucinda Creighton as Irish Minister for Europe, Paschal Donohoe was appointed her successor on 12 July 2013.[2] With the cabinet reshuffle of 11 July 2014, he was appointed Minister of Transport, Tourism and Sports. He was Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 2016-2020 and Minister of Finance from 2017 until December 2022. From December 2022 until January 2025 he was again Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, before becoming Minister for Finance again from 17 December 2022