Pat Deering

Patrick Deering (born 2 February 1967) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 2011 to 2020. He served as Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Deputy Chair of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party from 2016 to 2020.[1][2][2]

Pat Deering
Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
In office 4 April 2016 – 9 February 2020
Preceded by	Andrew Doyle
Succeeded by	TBD
Deputy Chair of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party
In office 8 June 2016 – 12 February 2020
Leader	Enda Kenny Leo Varadkar
Chair	Martin Heydon
Preceded by	Catherine Byrne
Succeeded by	TBD
Teachta Dála
In office February 2011 – February 2020
Constituency	Carlow–Kilkenny
Personal details
Born	(1967-02-02) 2 February 1967 Rathvilly, County Carlow, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse(s)	Paula Deering (m. 2003)
Children	2
Alma mater	Athlone Institute of Technology
Website	patdeering.ie

Before he ran for election to Dáil Éireann, Deering served for a number of years as chairman of the Carlow GAA County Board. He was a member of Carlow County Council for the Tullow local electoral area from 2009 to 2011.

Deering was elected Vice Chair of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party on 8 June 2016, supporting Kildare South TD Martin Heydon in his role as Chair.[3]

He lost his seat at the 2020 general election. He also unsuccessfully contested the 2020 Seanad election.

References

1. "Pat Deering". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
2. "Pat Deering". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
3. "Heydon honoured to be elected Chair of Fine Gael Parliamentary Party". Fine Gael Parliamentary Party. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Pat Deering's page on the Fine Gael website

Oireachtas
Preceded by M. J. Nolan (Fianna Fáil)	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Carlow–Kilkenny 2011–2020	Succeeded by Malcolm Noonan (Green Party)