Joe Costello (politician)

Joe Costello
Costello in 2013

Minister of State for Trade and Development
In office 20 December 2011 – 15 July 2014
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	Jan O'Sullivan
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Teachta Dála
In office May 2002 – February 2016
In office November 1992 – June 1997
Constituency	Dublin Central
Senator
In office July 1997 – May 2002
In office November 1989 – November 1992
Constituency	Administrative Panel
Personal details
Born	(1945-07-13) 13 July 1945 Geevagh, Sligo, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Emer Costello
Alma mater	St Patrick's College, Maynooth, University College Dublin

Joe Costello (born 13 July 1945) is an Irish Labour Party politician. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency and previously served as Minister of State for Trade and Development from December 2011 to July 2014.^[1]

Costello was born in Geevagh, County Sligo and was educated at Summerhill College, Sligo, St Patrick's College, Maynooth and University College Dublin. He worked as a secondary school teacher before becoming a full-time public representative.^[2]

He joined the Labour Party in 1985, and in 1989 he was elected to the 19th Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel.^[3] He remained there until the 1992 general election when he was elected to Dáil Éireann. Costello lost his seat at the 1997 general election but was subsequently elected to the Seanad again. Costello was re-elected to the Dáil at the 2002 and 2007 general elections.^[3]

His wife Emer Costello is a former MEP for Dublin. He was director of elections for Michael D. Higgins during the 2011 presidential election.^[4]

On 20 December 2011, he was appointed as Minister of State for Trade and Development, a position he served in until 15 July 2014.^[4] He was dropped as a Minister of State in a reshuffle in July 2014.^[5] He was then appointed to the Dáil Public Accounts Committee.

He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.^[3]

References

↑ "Mr. Joe Costello". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
↑ "Joe Costello TD – Biography". Labour Party website. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
1 2 3 "Joe Costello". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
1 2 "Jan O'Sullivan named 'super junior' minister". RTÉ News. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
↑ "Simon Harris among new Ministers of State". RTÉ News. 15 July 2014.

External links

Joe Costello's page on the Labour Party website

Oireachtas
Preceded by Constituency redrawn	Labour Party Teachta Dála for Dublin Central 1992–1997	Succeeded by Marian McGennis (Fianna Fáil)
Preceded by Jim Mitchell (Fine Gael)	Labour Party Teachta Dála for Dublin Central 2002–2016	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Jan O'Sullivan	Minister of State for Trade and Development 2011–2014	Succeeded by Office abolished

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Cathaoirleach Seán Doherty (FF) (1989–92) Seán Fallon (FF) (1992–93) Leader of the Seanad Mick Lanigan (FF) (1989–90) Seán Fallon (FF) (1990–92) G. V. Wright (FF) (1992–93)

Administrative Panel	Joe Costello (Lab) Seán Doherty (FF) Michael Finneran (FF) Seán Haughey (FF) Tras Honan (FF) Patrick Kennedy (FG) Tom Raftery (FG)

Agricultural Panel	Avril Doyle (FG) Tom Fitzgerald (FF) Richard Hourigan (FG) Thomas Hussey (FF) Rory Kiely (FF) Seán McCarthy (FF) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Liam Naughten (FG) Francis O'Brien (FF) Pat Upton (Lab)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Sean Byrne (FF) Maurice Manning (FG) Paschal Mooney (FF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Éamon Ó Cuív (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Eddie Bohan (FF) Richard Conroy (FF) Liam T. Cosgrave (FG) Seán Fallon (FF) William Farrell (FF) Denis Foley (FF) Michael Howard (FG) John Ryan (Lab) Myles Staunton (FG)

Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Jack Harte (Lab) Mary Jackman (FG) Dan Kiely (FF) Don Lydon (FF) Larry McMahon (FG) Brian Mullooly (FF) Dan Neville (FG) Pól Ó Foighil (FG) Batt O'Keeffe (FF)

National University of Ireland	John A. Murphy (Ind) Joe O'Toole (Ind) Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Carmencita Hederman (Ind) David Norris (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Olga Bennett (FF) Hugh Byrne (FF) Martin Cullen (PD) John Dardis (PD) Helen Keogh (PD) Mick Lanigan (FF) Tony McKenna (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Donal Ormonde (FF) Eoin Ryan, Jnr (FF) G. V. Wright (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1992 Brendan Daly (FF) Pat Farrell (FF) Terry Leyden (FF) Dick Roche (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party PD: Progressive Democrats Ind: Independent

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Cathaoirleach Brian Mullooly (FF) Leader of the Seanad Donie Cassidy (FF)

Administrative Panel	Fintan Coogan, Jnr (FG) Joe Costello (Lab) Joe Doyle (FG) Michael Finneran (FF) Camillus Glynn (FF) Tony Kett (FF) Fergus O'Dowd (FG)

Agricultural Panel	Paddy Burke (FG) Peter Callanan (FF) John Connor (FG) Avril Doyle (FG) Tom Hayes (FG) Rory Kiely (FF) Patrick McGowan (FF) Pat Moylan (FF) Francis O'Brien (FF) Kathleen O'Meara (Lab) Jim Walsh (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Maurice Manning (FG) Paschal Mooney (FF) Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) Ann Ormonde (FF) Madeleine Taylor-Quinn (FG)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Eddie Bohan (FF) Ernie Caffrey (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Liam T. Cosgrave (FG) Margaret Cox (FF) William Farrell (FF) Pat Gallagher (Lab) Mick Lanigan (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF)

Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) Denis Cregan (FG) Liam Fitzgerald (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Mary Jackman (FG) Dan Kiely (FF) Don Lydon (FF) Jarlath McDonagh (FG) Brian Mullooly (FF) Therese Ridge (FG) Seán Ryan (Lab)

National University of Ireland	Joe O'Toole (Ind) Feargal Quinn (Ind) Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Mary Henry (Ind) David Norris (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Enda Bonner (FF) Frank Chambers (FF) John Dardis (PD) Tom Fitzgerald (FF) Dermot Fitzpatrick (FF) Jim Gibbons, Jnr (PD) Edward Haughey (FF) Maurice Hayes (Ind) Helen Keogh (PD) Ann Leonard (FF) Máirín Quill (PD)

Elected or nominated later	1998 John Cregan (FF) 2001 M. J. Nolan (FF) 2000 Seán Ó Fearghaíl (FF) Jim Glennon (FF) 2002 Martin Mackin (FF) Mary O'Rourke (FF)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party PD: Progressive Democrats Ind: Independent

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