Minister Brendan Smith TD
Mr Brendan Smith TD, was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on 7 May 2008. Previously he had served as Minister for Children at the Department of Health and Children from 20th June 2007 and served as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food with special responsibility for Food and Horticulture from September, 2004.
Brendan Smith has been a full-time Public Representative and a Dáil Deputy for the constituency of Cavan-Monaghan since 1992. He also served as a Co-Chairman of the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body from 2002 to 2004.
Brendan Smith has also served as a member of the Cavan Vocational Education Committee including Chairman of the Board of Management of Cavan College of Further Studies and Chairman of the Board of Management of Virginia College.
Born in Co Cavan in June, 1956, he was educated in St. Camillus College, Killucan, Co Westmeath and graduated from UCD (BA in Politics and Economics).
