Martin Heydon | |
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Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine | |
Assumed office 23 January 2025 | |
Taoiseach | |
Preceded by | Charlie McConalogue |
Minister of State | |
2020–2025 | Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
Chair of the Fine Gael parliamentary party | |
In office 1 March 2016 – 1 July 2020 | |
Leader | |
Preceded by | Dan Neville |
Succeeded by | Richard Bruton |
Teachta Dála | |
Assumed office February 2011 | |
Constituency | Kildare South |
Personal details | |
Born | Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland | 9 August 1978
Political party | Fine Gael |
Spouse |
Brianne Leahy (m. 2009) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Kildalton Agricultural College |
Website | martinheydon |
Martin Heydon (born 9 August 1978) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine since January 2025. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare South constituency since 2011. He previously served as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine from 2020 to 2025 and the Chair of the Fine Gael parliamentary party from 2016 to 2020.[1][2]