Steven Matthews

Irish politician (born 1970/1971)

Steven Matthews
Matthews in 2020
Chair of the Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 September 2020
Preceded byNoel Rock
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyWicklow
Personal details
Born
1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)[1]

Dublin, Ireland
Political partyGreen Party
SpouseErika Doyle
Children2
Alma materDublin Institute of Technology

Steven Matthews (born 1970/1971) is an Irish Green Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency since the 2020 general election. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage in September 2020.[2]

Personal and early life

Matthews is a trained Engineer, holding a degree from Dublin Institute of Technology in Planning and Environmental Management. He lives in Bray, County Wicklow, with his wife Erika Doyle and their two children.[3] Doyle replaced her husband on Wicklow County Council in February 2020.[4] Doyle was hired as Matthews' secretarial assistant in the Oireachtas in June 2020.[5]

Political career

Before being elected as a TD, he was a Bray Town Councillor, where he served from 2008 to 2014, before becoming a member of Wicklow County Council following the 2014 local elections. He served as chairperson of the Bray Municipal District of the council in 2016 and 2019.[3][6] He held that office until he was elected as a Green Party TD for Wicklow following the 2020 general election.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Election 2020: Stephen Matthews (Green Party)". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Steven Matthews". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Steven Matthews". greenparty.ie. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Journalist Erika Doyle to replace Green Party's Steven Matthews on Wicklow County Council". WicklowNow.ie. 20 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. ^ "One in seven TDs has hired member of their family to work for them". Irish Independent. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ Fogarty, Mary (21 June 2019). "Matthews elected Bray cathaoirleach". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

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This table is transcluded from Wicklow (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
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)
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