Denis Naughten

Quick Facts

Full Name	Denis Naughten
Occupation	Teachta Dála
Date Of Birth	Jun 23, 1973(1973-06-23)
Age	51
Birthplace	Drum
Country	Ireland
Horoscope	Cancer

Denis Naughten Biography

Denis Naughten is one of the most popular and richest Teachta Dála who was born on June 23, 1973 in Drum, Ireland.

Denis Naughten (born 23 June 1973) is an Irish Independent politician who served as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment from 2016 to 2018. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon–Galway constituency since 1997, and previously from 2007 to 2016 for the Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency and from 1997 to 2007 for the Longford–Roscommon constituency. He was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from January 1997 to June 1997.

Naughten was elected at a by-election to Seanad Éireann in 1997, to the seat vacant since the death of his father. Following, the 1997 general election, he was elected to Dáil Éireann for the Longford–Roscommon constituency and was re-elected at the 2002 general election. He was also a member of Roscommon County Council and the Western Health Board from January 1997 to October 2003.

Denis Naughten Net Worth

Denis Naughten is one of the richest Teachta Dála from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Denis Naughten 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Naughten was born in Drum, County Roscommon, in 1973. He was educated at St. Aloysius College, Athlone, University College Dublin and University College Cork, where he studied for a PhD in Food Microbiology (extracellular polysaccharide production in lactic acid bacteria), but did not complete it. His father Liam Naughten was also a Fine Gael TD and Senator.

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Naughten was appointed as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s Fine Gael/Independent minority government after two months of negotiation following the 2016 election. He later resigned from this post on 11 October 2018, following controversy surrounding a series of meetings he attended with the leading bidder for his department’s National Broadband Plan that occurred during the project’s procurement process. He was replaced by Richard Bruton. He stood for election for Ceann Comhairle at the first sitting of the 33rd Dáil on 20 February 2020, but was defeated by Seán Ó Fearghaíl. Naughten was subsequently appointed by Leo Varadkar as the Leas-Cheann Comhairle on an acting basis due to a deferred election caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facts & Trivia

Dennis Ranked on the list of most popular Teachta Dála. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Denis Naughten celebrates birthday on June 23 of every year.