- Phil Hogan
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alma_mater =University College Cork
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constituency3 = Carlow-Kilkenny
party =Fine Gael |Philip (Phil) Hogan (born 4 July 1960)cite web |url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?MemberFirstName=phil&MemberName=hogan&restr=1&disp=src&housetype=0&HouseNum=30&ConstID=30|title=Phil Hogan - Members Database |work= Houses of the Oireachtas Website
accessdate=2008-05-26 ] is an IrishFine Gael politician. He is currently the Fine Gael Spokesperson for Environment, Heritage & Local Government and aTeachta Dála (TD) for Carlow-Kilkenny.Early and private life
Phil Hogan was born in
Kilkenny in 1960. He was educated locally in St. Joseph's College; Freshford, St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny andUniversity College Cork where he qualified with aBachelor of Arts degree and a Higher Diploma in Education.The Irish Times Nealon’s Guide to the 30th Dáil & 23rd Seanad, Ed. Stephen Collins, Dublin, 2007.] He is married with one son.Political career
Hogan first became involved in politics at a local level as a member of
Kilkenny County Council from 1982 to 2003. He waschairperson of the council in 1985-1986 and 1989-1990. He was a member of the South-Eastern Health Board 1991-1999.He contested the 1987 general election but was unsuccessful. He was subsequently elected to
Seanad Éireann , serving between 1987 and 1989. During this time Hogan acted as Fine Gael Spokesman on Justice and Industry & Commerce in the Upper House of theOireachtas . In 1989 Hogan was elected toDáil Éireann for the first time and has retained his seat ever since. He has held a number of Opposition Front Bench positions including spokesperson on the Food Industry (1989-1991), Consumer Affairs (1991-1993), Regional Affairs & European Development (1993-1994).Between December 1994 and February 1995 Hogan served as Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the
Office of Public Works . Following his resignation from this post he became Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, a position he held until 2001. Hogan then became Director of Organisation of Fine Gael in the run-up to the 2002 general election. WhenMichael Noonan resigned as leader of Fine Gael after the party's disastrous results in that election, Hogan was a candidate in the subsequent leadership election. He lost out toEnda Kenny but was appointed Spokesperson for Enterprise, Trade & Employment in Fine Gael's new front bench.References
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* [http://www.philhogan.ie/ Phil Hogan's official website]
* [http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=4 Phil Hogan's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)*Oireachtas-database |1=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=18&MemberID=528&ConstID=207
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