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Steven Matthews
TD
Matthews in 2020
Chair of the Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Incumbent

Assumed office
15 September 2020
Preceded byNoel Rock
Teachta Dála

Incumbent

Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyWicklow
Personal details
Born

1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)[1]


Dublin, Ireland
Political partyGreen Party
SpouseErika Doyle
Children2
Alma materDublin Institute of Technology

Steven Matthews (born 1970/1971) is an Irish Green Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency since the 2020 general election. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage in September 2020.[2]

Personal and early life

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Matthews is a trained Engineer, holding a degree from Dublin Institute of Technology in Planning and Environmental Management. He lives in Bray, County Wicklow, with his wife Erika Doyle and their two children.[3] Doyle replaced her husband on Wicklow County Council in February 2020.[4] Doyle was hired as Matthews' secretarial assistant in the Oireachtas in June 2020.[5]

Political career

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Before being elected as a TD, he was a Bray Town Councillor, where he served from 2008 to 2014, before becoming a member of Wicklow County Council following the 2014 local elections. He served as chairperson of the Bray Municipal District of the council in 2016 and 2019.[3][6] He held that office until he was elected as a Green Party TD for Wicklow following the 2020 general election.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Election 2020: Stephen Matthews (Green Party)". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  • ^ "Steven Matthews". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  • ^ a b c "Steven Matthews". greenparty.ie. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  • ^ "Journalist Erika Doyle to replace Green Party's Steven Matthews on Wicklow County Council". WicklowNow.ie. 20 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  • ^ "One in seven TDs has hired member of their family to work for them". Irish Independent. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  • ^ Fogarty, Mary (21 June 2019). "Matthews elected Bray cathaoirleach". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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