Paschal Donohoe T.D. is Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. He was appointed to this role in December 2022. Prior to this role, he served as Minister for Finance in two Governments since June 2017.
Minister Donohoe was first elected President of the Eurogroup in July 2020, and then again in December 2022. His second two-and-a-half-year term formally began in January 2023. In this role, he is also the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism.
Minister Donohoe also previously served as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform from May 2016 - June 2020, and from July 2014 - May 2016, as the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. He also held the position of Minister for European Affairs at the Department of An Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs from July 2013 - July 2014.
Minister Donohoe was first elected as a Teachta Dála (T.D. – Member of the Irish Parliament) in February 2011 for the Dublin Central constituency. Prior to this he was a member of Seanad Éireann (the Senate), from 2007 - 2011. He also served as member of Dublin City Council from 2004 - 2007.
As a T.D., Minister Donohoe served as the Chair of Ireland’s Future in Europe Oireachtas Sub-Committee, as well as a member of the Public Accounts Committee. He has also served as the Vice-Chair of the European Affairs Committee and, as a Senator, he served as a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport.
Minister Donohoe is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, with a degree in Politics and Economics.