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
Portfolio | Name |
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 Reform | Ged Nash |
Foreign Affairs Justice Brexit Northern Ireland | Brendan Howlin |
Seanad Éireann
Portfolio | Name |
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 Heritage | Rebecca Moynihan |
Higher Education, Innovation and Research | Annie Hoey |
Defence, Tourism and Sport | Mark Wall |