Willie O’Dea

Quick Facts

Full Name	Willie O'Dea
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Nov 1, 1952(1952-11-01)
Age	72
Birthplace	Limerick
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Limerick
Horoscope	Scorpio

Willie O'Dea Biography

Willie O'Dea is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 1, 1952 in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland. O’Dea is born in Limerick in 1952, however, his family lived at Kilteely, County Limerick. He received his education at Kilteely, County Limerick. He attended the Patrician Brothers College in Ballyfin, County Laois, and University College Dublin where he pursued a degree in law. He became barrister in King’s Inns, Dublin. He holds an accounting qualification through the Institute of Certified Accountants. He worked as barrister and accountant before pursuing the path of politics. He also had a stint lecturing at the Law faculty at University College Dublin and in the University of Limerick.

O’Dea initially held office in the form of an Fianna Fail Member of Limerick County Council. He served as a Limerick County Council member until 1992. He first sought an election to Dail Eireann in the general election of 1981 however, he was unsuccessful. In 1982, he was elected as a Dail after his second try in February 1982’s general election in Limerick East. Limerick East constituency.

Following a cabinet reshuffle in September 2004, O’Dea became Minister for Defence. His tenure commenced as the army deafness compensation issue was starting to come to an end.

In November 2005, O’Dea was photographed during a media event at the Curragh Camp pointing an automatic pistol at a photographer. The photo appeared on the front page of The Irish Times the following day. O’Dea apologised saying that it was not his intention to glamorise gun crime.

The year 1992 was the time that Albert Reynolds succeeded Charles Haughey as Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fail. Following the massive reshuffle of the cabinet. O’Dea was appointed Minister of State in the Department of Justice. After the fall of the Fianna Fail-Labour party Coalition government that was formed in 1994 O’Dea became a member of the benches of the opposition. Following the general election in 1997 and with the help by The Progressive Democrats, Fianna Fail were back in power, with O’Dea was appointed Minister of State for the Department of Education and Science. In this position, he was responsible for Adult Education as well as for the School Transport Scheme. He was in charge of reforms and increased funding for adult education as well as back to school initiatives beginning with the release of Green Paper in November 1998.

Willie O'Dea Net Worth

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

Willie O’Dea (/’ D i DEE born on 1 November 1952) is an Irish Fianna Fail politician who has served as the Teachta Dala (TD) for the Limerick City constituency since 2011 prior to that, from 1982 until 2011 in the Limerick East constituency. He was previously Minister of Defence from 2004 until the year 2010, Minister of State in charge of disabilities Issues from 2002 until 2004 Minister of State in the area of Education from 1997 until 2002 and Minister of State in the Department of Health from 1993 until 1994 as well as Minister of State in the Department of Justice from 1992 until 1994.

As his former colleague in the constituency Desmond O’Malley, O’Dea was opposed to the leadership of Charles Haughey in the 1980s and became part of the so-called Gang of 22. After the formation of the Progressive Democrats by Desmond O’Malley in 1985, O’Dea became the only Fianna Fail TD in the five- seat Limerick East constituency.

Following the 2002 general election, O’Dea became Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform with special responsibility for Equality Issues. His main function during this period was the passage of the Disabilities Bill, which the government had been forced to withdraw in early 2002 in the teeth of opposition from the disability sector. After a number of changes, including a form of the independent assessment of needs demanded by the disability organisations, O’Dea reintroduced the Bill in September 2004 along with an implementation package.

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On 18 February 2010, O’Dea resigned as Minister for Defence. In his resignation letter, he said that he had come to the conclusion: “that my continuing in office would distract from the important and vital work of the Government”. O’Dea said he decided to resign when it became clear that the Green Party would no longer support the Government if he was to stay in office.

Facts & Trivia

Willie Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Willie O'Dea celebrates birthday on November 1 of every year.

On 5 February 2010, O’Dea announced that the government would not deliver its commitments to fund the Limerick Regeneration project. The €1.7bn funds (between 2009 and 2018) promised by the government will no longer be delivered.

What age is Willie O Dea?

69 years (November 1, 1952)

Is Willie O'Dea married?

He also spent some time lecturing in the Law faculty in University College Dublin and in the University of Limerick. Willie O’Dea is married to Geraldine Kennedy. He writes occasionally for national newspapers. He is a former Cabinet Minister & Minister of State and served in several different Government Departments.

Is Willie O'Dea a TD?

Willie O’Dea (/ˈdi/ DEE; born 1 November 1952) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick City constituency since 2011, and previously from 1982 to 2011 for the Limerick East constituency.

How many TDs does Limerick have?

Limerick City is a parliamentary constituency in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies (Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

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Richard O’Donoghue TD
Born| 1970/1971 (age 51–52)
Nationality| Irish
Political party| Independent
Other political affiliations| Fianna Fáil (until 2015)