Kevin Humphreys (politician)

Kevin Humphreys (born 4 February 1958) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 2016 to 2020.[1] He previously served as Minister of State for Employment, Community and Social Support from 2014 to 2016. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-East constituency from 2011 to 2016.[2]

Kevin Humphreys
Senator
In office 27 April 2016 – 27 March 2020
Constituency	Administrative Panel
Minister of State for Employment, Community and Social Support
In office 14 July 2014 – 6 May 2016
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Teachta Dála
In office February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency	Dublin South-East
Personal details
Born	(1958-02-04) 4 February 1958 Ringsend, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Catherine Humphreys
Alma mater	Dublin Institute of Technology
Website	kevinhumphreys.ie

From Ringsend, he was a member of Dublin City Council from 1999 to 2011, representing the South East Inner City area.[3]

On 15 July 2014, he was appointed as Minister of State with responsibility for Employment, Community and Social Support at the Department of Social Protection.[4]

He lost his Dáil seat at the 2016 general election, but was subsequently elected to the Seanad.[3]

After being politicised by campaigning against the 8th Amendment in 1983, Humphrey's first ran for election in 1999, becoming a councillor for the South East Inner City ward of Dublin City Council.[5]

He was re-elected in 2004 and 2009, topping the poll both times. During this period, Humphrey's worked with then Lord Mayor, Andrew Montague to deliver the Dublin Bikes scheme.[5]

He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Dublin Bay South constituency at the 2020 general election, receiving 7.88% of first-preference votes, coming in sixth in the four-seat constituency. [6]