Eamon Ryan TD
Eamon Ryan was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 2002.
Prior to his appointment as Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, he was the Green Party spokesperson for Transport and Enterprise, Trade and Employment and opposition convenor on the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Communication, Marine and Natural Resources.
Before he was elected to the Dáil he set up and ran two businesses, Irish Cycling Safaris and Belfield Bike shop. He was an active member and chairman of the Dublin Cycling Campaign, and from 1995 to 2002 he served on the Advisory Committee of the Dublin Transport Office.
Eamon is married to the writer Victoria White and they have four young children.
What people have said about Eamon Ryan:
“One of the Irish Government’s star performers” – The Financial Times
“One of the few people at the Cabinet table to have grounding in the business world” – The Sunday Tribune
“Eamon Ryan is an excellent Minister. He is also a modern Irishman” – The Sunday Independent
“In trying times, Eamon Ryan has continued to impress as a politician who seems actually to care more about policy than about saving his own skin” – The Sunday Business Post
