Roderic O'Gorman

Roderic O'Gorman (born 12 December 1982) is an Irish Green Party politician serving as Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration in the government of Ireland since June 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency since the 2020 general election.[2] He served as Chairman of the Green Party from 2011 to 2019.[3]

Roderic O'Gorman

TD
Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
Assumed office
27 June 2020
TaoiseachMicheál Martin
Preceded byKatherine Zappone
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyDublin West
Chairman of the Green Party
In office
20 May 2011 – 29 November 2019
LeaderEamon Ryan
Preceded byFrancis Noel Duffy
Succeeded byHazel Chu
Personal details
Born (1982-12-12) 12 December 1982
Mulhuddart, Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyGreen Party
Domestic partnerRay Healy[1]
Alma mater
Websiterodericogorman.com

Background

O'Gorman is originally from Mulhuddart, and now lives in Blanchardstown. He works as lecturer in law at the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University, where he is the programme chair of the Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Politics and Law programme. Before this he worked at Griffith College, where he lectured and was a course director for five years. He had completed his undergraduate law degree at Trinity College, followed by a Master of Laws in EU law in the London School of Economics. He completed his PhD entitled 'Union citizenship, social rights and the Marshallian approach' in Trinity College, Dublin in 2011. He is openly gay.[4]

Political career

O'Gorman first brush with politics and the Green Party came when, at the age of 10 years old, he canvassed on behalf of his local Councillor Trevor Sargent in his successful bid in the 1992 general election. O'Gorman formally joined the Young Greens while studying law at Trinity College Dublin in the early 2000s and supported John Gormley in his bid for the leadership of the Green Party in 2002.[5]

O'Gorman was considered of the most ardent supporters of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, which introduced Civil Partnerships for Gay and Lesbian couples in Ireland.[5]

O'Gorman was elected as a Fingal County Councillor for the Castleknock local electoral area, following the 2014 local elections.[6] He failed to get elected as a TD at the 2007, 2011 and 2016 general elections, but finally succeeded when he was elected in the 2020 General Election to represent Dublin West. On the 27th of June 2020 he was appointed Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration in the 32nd Government of Ireland. [7]

References
  1. Kelleher, Patrick (11 February 2020). "Irish Green Party candidate celebrates election victory with a defiant kiss on live TV". PinkNews. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. "Roderic O'Gorman". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. "Roderic O'Gorman, Party Cathaoirleach, Representative, Castleknock Ward (Fingal County Council)". Green Party. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. "Out of Touch". Irish Independent. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2008. I wanted to be a politician long before I knew I was gay," says Roderic O'Gorman. "When I realised that I felt it might be a big, big problem for me. When I did go for selection, I made it clear to those who might not know, that I am gay so that they could factor that into their considerations. But it was not an issue."
  5. "YOUNG BLOODS – RODERIC O'GORMAN". The Phoenix (magazine). 5 September 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. Bohan, Christine (25 May 2014). "Who is your new local councillor?". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  7. https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0627/1150063-new-cabinet-latest/
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