Labour Party Front Bench (Ireland)


The Labour Party is the fifth-largest political party in the Oireachtas. The Labour Party leader appoints a team of TDs and Senators to speak for the party on different issues. When the Labour Party was in Government their front bench consisted of the ministerial officeholders. The Labour Party has been in opposition since March 2016 and accordingly, their front bench areas of responsibility broadly correspond to those of Government ministers. The current front bench was announced on 7 July 2020, consisting of TDs and Senators.
The 2016-2020 front bench additionally featured former TDs and sitting County Councillors..

Labour Party frontbench

Dáil Éireann

PortfolioName
Party Leader
Health & Disability Services
Alan Kelly
Parliamentary Party Chairperson
Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands
Seán Sherlock
Party Whip
Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport
Agriculture and the Marine
Duncan Smith
Education
Enterprise and Trade
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
Finance, Public Expenditure and ReformGed Nash
Foreign Affairs
Justice
Brexit
Northern Ireland
Brendan Howlin

Seanad Éireann

PortfolioName
Seanad Group Leader
Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
Ivana Bacik
Seanad Group Whip
Employment Affairs
Media, Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht
Marie Sherlock
Housing, Planning, Local Government and HeritageRebecca Moynihan
Higher Education, Innovation and ResearchAnnie Hoey
Defence, Tourism and SportMark Wall