Proinsias De Rossa Politician

Proinsias De Rossa (born 15 May 1940) is a former Irish Labour Party politician. He was President of the Workers' Party and subsequently leader of Democratic Left; later, he was a senior member of the Labour Party. He was Minister for Social Welfare from 1994 to 1997. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the Dublin constituency from 1989 to 1992 and from 1999 to 2012.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 15, 1940
Birth place
Dublin , Dublin (European Parliament constituency)
Education
Dublin Institute of Technology

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Office holder

office
Member of the European Parliament
Minister for Social Welfare
other party
Workers' Party of Ireland
Democratic Left (Ireland)
History of Sinn Féin
party
Labour Party (Ireland)
region
Dublin (European Parliament constituency)
successor

Proinsias De Rossa on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/1289/Proinsias_DE%20ROSSA.html
  2. http://www.labour.ie/proinsiasderossa