Tom Hayes (Irish politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Place of Birth: Golden, Munster, Ireland
About Tom Hayes (Irish politician)
- Tom Hayes (born 16 February 1952) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety from 2013 to 2016.
- He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency from 2001 to 2016.
- He was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 1997 to 2001.He was elected in 1997, to the 21st Seanad for the Agricultural Panel.
- He was Fine Gael's Seanad spokesperson on Agriculture.
- He was elected on 30 June 2001, to the 28th Dáil, as a TD for Tipperary South, when he held the seat for Fine Gael in a by-election following the death of Theresa Ahearn.
- He was re-elected at the 2002, 2007 and 2011 general elections.Hayes served as Chairman of the Fine Gael parliamentary party from September 2002 to March 2010.
- He was party deputy spokesperson on Transport, with responsibility for Road Safety from October 2010 to March 2011. On 5 June 2013, he was appointed as Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety.He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.
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