Willie O'Dea

Background

O'Dea, Willie was born in November 1952 in Limerick, Ireland.

Education

Student, Patrician Brothers College, Ballyfin. Student, University College Dublin. Student, Kings Inns.

Career

Member of Parliament, East Limerick constituency The Dail, Ireland, since 1982. Minister of state Department of Justice, 1992—1993, Department of Justice and Health, 1993—1994, Department of Education, 1997—2002. Minister of defense Department of Defense, 2004—2010.

Accountant; barrister. Lecturer University of Dublin, University of Limerick.

Achievements

• Willie O"Dea has been listed as a noteworthy Irish legislator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Geraldine Kennedy O'Dea.

Spouse:

Geraldine Kennedy O'Dea.