Alex White (politician)

Alex White, 2014

Alex White (born December 3, 1953 ) is an Irish politician and was Senator in the Seanad Éireann from 2007 to 2011 .

Life

White studied at Trinity College in Dublin and attended the King's Inns . In 1987 he was admitted to the bar. As a barrister, White specializes in labor law. Between 1984 and 1994, White worked for Radio Telefís Éireann . He produced the Gay Byrne Show from 1990 to 1994 , but then left RTÉ to pursue a career as a lawyer.

In 2004 he was for the Irish Labor Party in the South Dublin County Council selected. After his candidacy for a seat in the 30th Dáil Éireann failed in 2007 , White was elected to the Seanad Éireann for the field of "Education, Art, Irish Language, Culture, Literature". His mandate in South Dublin County Council was taken over by his party colleague Paddy Cosgrave.

In the 2011 elections he entered parliament for the Labor Party and became Minister of State in the Ministry of Health. In July 2014, he was defeated by his rival Joan Burton while trying to take over from Eamon Gilmore as chairman of the Labor Party. In the subsequent cabinet reshuffle, he became Minister for Energy, Raw Material Reserves and Communications.

Alex White played a central role in the Marriage Equality Campaign in 2015, which focused on same-sex marriage .

On July 11, 2014, he was appointed Minister of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources as part of a cabinet reshuffle.

White lost his seat in the 2016 elections for the Dáil Éireann . For the time of the government reshuffle, however, he remained acting minister for his area

White is married and has two children.

Web links

Alex White's website
Alex White on the Irish Labor Party website
Alex White on electionsireland.org

Individual evidence

↑ White says Yes vote won't lead to 'apocalypse' for marriage. In: The Irish Times . Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
↑ Live: Cabinet reshuffle. In: RTÉ . July 11, 2014, accessed June 9, 2017 .
↑ Alex White. In: ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved January 7, 2010 .
↑ Meadhbh McGrath: Revealed: The salaries TDs pocketed over 10 weeks of government talks. In: Irish Independent . May 6, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	White, Alex
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Irish politician and was a Senator in the Seanad Éireann (2007-2011)
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd December 1953

[1] White says Yes vote won't lead to 'apocalypse' for marriage. In: The Irish Times . Retrieved March 8, 2017 .

[2] Live: Cabinet reshuffle. In: RTÉ . July 11, 2014, accessed June 9, 2017 .

[3] Alex White. In: ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved January 7, 2010 .

[4] Meadhbh McGrath: Revealed: The salaries TDs pocketed over 10 weeks of government talks. In: Irish Independent . May 6, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017 .