Brian Hayes MEP Dublin
Brian Hayes was elected to the European Parliament on May 26th, 2014. Brian is a full member of the Economic & Monetary Affairs/ECON, substitute on Development/DEVE & Budgetary control/CONT.
He has held a number of senior positions on the Fine Gael Front Bench and represented the constituency of Dublin South West as a TD until May of 2014. Brian has also served as Leader of the Party in the Seanad and as a member of South Dublin County Council.
Facts about Brian:
Brian is a former secondary school teacher and Fine Gael National Youth & Education Officer.
Brian is married to Genievive and they have three children; Mark, Ellen and Michael.
He enjoys playing golf and tennis in his spare time.
Brian is a keen reader of all types of history books.
He loves any type of Italian food.
His favourite quote is “Never never never give up” (Winston Churchill).
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