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Irish politician (born 1982)

Peter BurkeTD
Burke in 2024
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 April 2024
TaoiseachSimon Harris
Preceded bySimon Coveney
Minister of State
2022–2024European Affairs
2022–2024Defence
2020–2022Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 2016
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
Personal details
Born (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982 (age 42)
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
Spouse Olivia Burke ​(m. 2015)​
Children2
EducationColáiste Mhuire, Mullingar
Alma materNUI Galway
Websitewww.finegael.ie/our-people/tds/longford-westmeath/peter-burke/

Peter Burke (born 22 October 1982) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment since 2024. He served as Minister of State for European Affairs and Minister of State at the Department of Defence from 2022 to 2024. He served as Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage from 2020 to 2022. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency since 2016.

He was a member of Westmeath County Council from 2009 to 2016. He lives in Mullingar with his wife and two children.

Peter Burke was a frequent media commentator during the 32nd Dáil on issues including finance and taxation, drawing from his private sector experience as a Chartered Accountant.

On 1 July 2020, following the formation of the Government of the 33rd Dáil, Burke was appointed as a Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with responsibility for Local Government and Planning.

He is a close ally of Leo Varadkar, and was a prominent supporter of his in his campaign to be the leader of Fine Gael in 2017, stating at the time that there were "two strong candidates in the race, and I know that neither will let the competition become divisive for the party or the country".

In December 2022, he was appointed as Minister of State for European Affairs and Minister of State at the Department of Defence following the appointment of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach.

On 9 April 2024, Burke was appointed as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment following the appointment of Simon Harris as Taoiseach.

References

  1. "Peter Burke". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. "Peter Burke". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. "Peter Burke TD". Fine Gael. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. "PAC to examine matters related to Revenue including tax compliance interventions and tax relief on film production – 27 Nov 2019, 09.46". Oireachtas. 27 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. "Appointment of Ministers of State" (PDF). Iris Oifigiúil. 2020 (57): 820–821. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 559 of 2020). Signed on 24 November 2020. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 9 December 2020.
  7. "Large crowd gathers as Varadkar opens Burke's office". Athlone Advertiser. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. "Burke backs Varadkar for top job at FG". Westmeath Examiner. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. "Minister of State appointments". Gov.ie. Department of the Taoiseach. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  10. Pope, Conor (9 April 2024). "Cabinet reshuffle: Peter Burke and Patrick O'Donovan appointed Ministers, McEntee to remain in Justice". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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Political offices
Preceded byJohn Paul Phelan
Damien Englishas Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government 		Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2020–2022
With: Malcolm Noonan 		Succeeded byKieran O'Donnell
Preceded byJack Chambers Minister of State at the Department of Defence
2022–2024 		Succeeded byJennifer Carroll MacNeill
Preceded byThomas Byrne Minister of State for European Affairs
2022–2024
Preceded bySimon Coveney Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
2024–present 		Incumbent
Members of the Government of Ireland
TaoiseachSimon Harris (FG)
Tánaiste
Foreign Affairs
Defence		Micheál Martin (FF)
Agriculture, Food and the MarineCharlie McConalogue (FF)
Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and YouthRoderic O'Gorman (GP)
EducationNorma Foley (FF)
Environment, Climate and Communications
Transport		Eamon Ryan (GP)
FinanceJack Chambers (FF)
Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentPeter Burke (FG)
Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and SciencePatrick O'Donovan (FG)
HealthStephen Donnelly (FF)
Housing, Local Government and HeritageDarragh O'Brien (FF)
JusticeHelen McEntee (FG)
Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and ReformPaschal Donohoe (FG)
Social Protection
Rural and Community Development		Heather Humphreys (FG)
Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and MediaCatherine Martin (GP)
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Sinn Féin (39)
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Labour Party (11)
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  • § Party leaders; Italics = Ministers
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency
This table is transcluded from Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
2nd 1921 Lorcan Robbins
(SF) 		Seán Mac Eoin
(SF) 		Joseph McGuinness
(SF) 		Laurence Ginnell
(SF) 		4 seats
1921–1923
3rd 1922 John Lyons
(Lab) 		Seán Mac Eoin
(PT-SF) 		Francis McGuinness
(PT-SF) 		Laurence Ginnell
(AT-SF)
4th 1923 John Lyons
(Ind) 		Conor Byrne
(Rep) 		James Killane
(Rep) 		Patrick Shaw
(CnaG) 		Patrick McKenna
(FP)
5th 1927 (Jun) Henry Broderick
(Lab) 		Michael Kennedy
(FF) 		James Victory
(FF) 		Hugh Garahan
(FP)
6th 1927 (Sep) James Killane
(FF) 		Michael Connolly
(CnaG)
1930 by-election James Geoghegan
(FF)
7th 1932 Francis Gormley
(FF) 		Seán Mac Eoin
(CnaG)
8th 1933 James Victory
(FF) 		Charles Fagan
(NCP)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Athlone–Longford and Meath–Westmeath


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 Erskine H. Childers
(FF) 		Thomas Carter
(FF) 		Michael Kennedy
(FF) 		Seán Mac Eoin
(FG) 		Charles Fagan
(Ind)
14th 1951 Frank Carter
(FF)
15th 1954 Charles Fagan
(FG)
16th 1957 Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
(SF)
17th 1961 Frank Carter
(FF) 		Joe Sheridan
(Ind) 		4 seats
1961–1992
18th 1965 Patrick Lenihan
(FF) 		Gerry L'Estrange
(FG)
19th 1969
1970 by-election Patrick Cooney
(FG)
20th 1973
21st 1977 Albert Reynolds
(FF) 		Seán Keegan
(FF)
22nd 1981 Patrick Cooney
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)
24th 1982 (Nov) Mary O'Rourke
(FF)
25th 1987 Henry Abbott
(FF)
26th 1989 Louis Belton
(FG) 		Paul McGrath
(FG)
27th 1992 Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon and Westmeath


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)		 Deputy
(Party)
30th 2007 Willie Penrose
(Lab) 		Peter Kelly
(FF) 		Mary O'Rourke
(FF) 		James Bannon
(FG) 		4 seats
2007–2024
31st 2011 Robert Troy
(FF) 		Nicky McFadden
(FG)
2014 by-election Gabrielle McFadden
(FG)
32nd 2016 Kevin "Boxer" Moran
(Ind) 		Peter Burke
(FG)
33rd 2020 Sorca Clarke
(SF) 		Joe Flaherty
(FF)
34th 2024 Kevin "Boxer" Moran
(Ind) 		Micheál Carrigy
(FG)
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