Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
In office 29 September 2004 – 14 June 2007
Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern
Preceded by
Martin Cullen
Succeeded by
John Gormley
Teachta Dála
In office June 1997 – February 2011
In office February 1987 – November 1992
Constituency
Wicklow
Senator
In office February 1993 – June 1997
Constituency
Administrative Panel
Personal details
Born
Richard Roche
(1947-03-30) 30 March 1947 (age 77) Wexford, Ireland
Political party
Fianna Fáil
Spouse
Eleanor Griffin
(m. 1976)
Children
4
Alma mater
University College Dublin
Richard Roche (born 30 March 1947) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister of State for European Affairs from 2002 to 2004 and 2007 to 2011 and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government from 2004 to 2007. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency from 1987 to 1992 and 1997 to 2011. He was a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 1992 to 1997.[1]
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construction of the M3 motorway. On his final day in office, outgoing minister DickRoche signed an order which allowed a newly discovered National Monument at...
May 2007, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government DickRoche announced an agreement to bring at least 100 birds from Wales to restock...
September 2004 Taoiseach Bertie Ahern Preceded by Noel Dempsey Succeeded by DickRoche Minister of State 1997–2002 Finance Teachta Dála In office November 1992 –...
Anthony Dalton Roche AO MBE (born 17 May 1945) is an Australian former professional tennis player. A native of Tarcutta, Roche played junior tennis in...
corruption of Bertie Ahern's government [..and..] let them off the hook. [..] DickRoche, the party's Minister of European Affairs, has challenged Barrett to produce...
O'Neill (Oney), animator and internet personality Billy Roche, playwright DickRoche, politician Jem Roche, boxer Declan Sinnott, musician John Sinnott, recipient...
his own. Opinion polls showed that if a "Rainbow Coalition" came to power, Dick Spring of the Labour Party was seen as a better potential Taoiseach than...
Political offices Preceded by DickRoche Minister of State for European Affairs 2011–2013 Succeeded by Paschal Donohoe Honorary titles Preceded by Damien...
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