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Irish politician

Edward TimminsTD
Timmins in 2024
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2024
ConstituencyWicklow
Personal details
Born1961/1962 (age 62–63)
County Wicklow, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
SpouseOrla Timmins
Children1
Parent
RelativesBilly Timmins (brother)
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Websiteedwardtimmins.ie

Edward Timmins (born 1961/1962) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency since the 2024 general election.

Political career

Timmins was first elected to Wicklow County Council for the Baltinglass area in 2004, and re-elected at each subsequent local election until he was elected to Dáil Éireann in 2024.

Personal life

His father, Godfrey Timmins, and his brother, Billy Timmins, were previously TDs for Wicklow. He is married to Orla, and they have one daughter. He is an engineering graduate of Trinity College Dublin, and he worked briefly as a mathematics teacher. He helped establish companies in the UK, Spain and US, and worked as a finance director for a number of firms.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wicklow: Edward Timmins (FG)". The Irish Times. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. Mac Raghnaill, Eoin (22 August 2024). "Fine Gael's Edward Timmins to seek Wicklow general election nomination". Wicklow People. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. Galvin, Tom; Buchanan, Myles (December 2024). "Wicklow General Election 2024 updates: Edward Timmins defeats Stephen Donnelly to join 34th Dáil". Wicklow People. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923 Christopher Byrne
(CnaG)
James Everett
(Lab)
Richard Wilson
(FP)
3 seats
1923–1981
5th 1927 (Jun) Séamus Moore
(FF)
Dermot O'Mahony
(CnaG)
6th 1927 (Sep)
7th 1932
8th 1933
9th 1937 Dermot O'Mahony
(FG)
10th 1938 Patrick Cogan
(Ind)
11th 1943 Christopher Byrne
(FF)
Patrick Cogan
(CnaT)
12th 1944 Thomas Brennan
(FF)
James Everett
(NLP)
13th 1948 Patrick Cogan
(Ind)
14th 1951 James Everett
(Lab)
1953 by-election Mark Deering
(FG)
15th 1954 Paudge Brennan
(FF)
16th 1957 James O'Toole
(FF)
17th 1961 Michael O'Higgins
(FG)
18th 1965
1968 by-election Godfrey Timmins
(FG)
19th 1969 Liam Kavanagh
(Lab)
20th 1973 Ciarán Murphy
(FF)
21st 1977
22nd 1981 Paudge Brennan
(FF)
4 seats
1981–1992
23rd 1982 (Feb) Gemma Hussey
(FG)
24th 1982 (Nov) Paudge Brennan
(FF)
25th 1987 Joe Jacob
(FF)
Dick Roche
(FF)
26th 1989 Godfrey Timmins
(FG)
27th 1992 Liz McManus
(DL)
Johnny Fox
(Ind)
1995 by-election Mildred Fox
(Ind)
28th 1997 Dick Roche
(FF)
Billy Timmins
(FG)
29th 2002 Liz McManus
(Lab)
30th 2007 Joe Behan
(FF)
Andrew Doyle
(FG)
31st 2011 Simon Harris
(FG)
Stephen Donnelly
(Ind)
Anne Ferris
(Lab)
32nd 2016 Stephen Donnelly
(SD)
John Brady
(SF)
Pat Casey
(FF)
33rd 2020 Stephen Donnelly
(FF)
Jennifer Whitmore
(SD)
Steven Matthews
(GP)
34th 2024 Edward Timmins
(FG)
4 seats
since 2024
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