Irish Fine Gael politicianFor other people named Joe Carey, see Joe Carey (disambiguation).

Joseph Carey (born 24 June 1975) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare cons*uency since the 2007 general election.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Political career
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life

Carey is the son of Donal Carey who was a TD and Senator. He was educated at St. Flannan's College, Ennis, and Galway Ins*ute of Technology, Galway.

Political career

From 1997 to 2007, Carey was a member of Clare County Council. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2007 general election. He was appointed Fine Gael Deputy Spokesperson on Justice, with special responsibility for Juvenile Justice in October 2007. In October 2010, he was appointed as *istant Fine Gael Chief Whip. He was a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection and the British-Irish Parliamentary *embly, where he served on the committee for European Affairs. He has previously served as a member of the Dáil Committee on Procedures and Privileges and Fine Gael Spokesperson on Juvenile Justice and Deputy Government Chief Whip.

See also

• Families in the Oireachtas

References

External links

• Joe Carey's page on the Fine Gael website

• § Party leaders; Italics = Ministers

Party structures

• Leader of Fine Gael
• Ardfheis
• Fine Gael Front Bench
• Young Fine Gael

Presidential candidatesElected representativesAlliances