Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn

Irish politician

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1950

Place of Birth: Carna, Ireland

Profession: writer, politician

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (; born 5 September 1950) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician.
She served as a European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science from 2010 to 2014.
She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency from 1975 to 1997.She served in a number of ministries in Ireland in the early 1980s and early 1990s including; Minister for Justice from 1993 to 1994, Minister for Equality and Law Reform November 1994 to December 1994, Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications from 1992 to 1993, Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach from 1987 to 1989, Minister of State for Youth and Sport from March 1982 to December 1982, Minister for the Gaeltacht from 1979 to 1981, Minister of State at the Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy from 1978 to 1979 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1977 to 1978.