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Michael Creed
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Creed in 2024
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| Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine | |
| In office 6 May 2016 – 27 June 2020 |
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| Taoiseach | |
| Preceded by | Simon Coveney |
| Succeeded by | Barry Cowen |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office May 2007 – November 2024 |
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| In office June 1989 – May 2002 |
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| Constituency | Cork North-West |
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| Born | 29 June 1963 Macroom, County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse |
Sinéad Creed
(m. 1999) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Education | St. Colman's College, Fermoy |
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Michael Creed (born 29 June 1963) is an Irish politician who used to be a Teachta Dála (TD). A TD is a member of the Irish Parliament, called Dáil Éireann. He represented the Cork North-West area. He was a TD from 2007 to 2024, and before that, from 1989 to 2002. Michael Creed also served as the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine from 2016 to 2020. He is a member of the Fine Gael political party.
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About Michael Creed's Early Life
Michael Creed was born in Macroom, County Cork, Ireland, in 1963. His father, Donal Creed, was also a TD and a Minister of State.
Michael went to school at St. Colman's College in Fermoy. He also studied at De La Salle College in Macroom. For his college education, he attended University College Cork and the College of Commerce in Rathmines. He earned degrees in Arts and Education, and a Diploma in Legal Studies.
Michael Creed's Political Journey
Michael Creed started his political career in local government. In 1985, he was elected to Cork County Council for the local electoral area of Bandon. He served on the Council until 2007. He was even the Chairman of Cork County Council from 2005 to 2006.
Becoming a Member of Parliament (TD)
Michael Creed was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1989 general election. He kept his seat in several elections after that. However, in the 2002 general election, he lost his seat to another Fine Gael candidate, Gerard Murphy.
While in Dáil Éireann, he held important roles:
- From 1995 to 1997, he was the Chairman of the Dáil Small Business and Services Committee.
- He also served as a spokesperson for his party on different topics:
- Education, Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht in 1994.
- Health from 1989 to 1993.
- Youth and Sport from 1993 to 1994.
Returning to Dáil Éireann
Michael Creed won back his Dáil seat in the 2007 general election, taking it from Gerard Murphy. After this, he became the Fine Gael party spokesperson for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 2007 to 2010. In the 2011 general election, he was very popular, getting the most first-choice votes, and kept his seat.
In 2010, he supported Richard Bruton when he challenged Enda Kenny for the leadership of the Fine Gael party. After Enda Kenny won the leadership vote, Michael Creed was not given a position on the party's main team.
When Fine Gael formed a coalition government with the Labour Party in 2011, Michael Creed remained a regular member of parliament (a backbencher). He stayed in this role for the entire time of the 31st Dáil.
Serving as a Government Minister
Michael Creed was re-elected to the Dáil in the 2016 general election. After Fine Gael formed a minority government in May 2016, he was chosen to be a minister. He became the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. He continued in this role when Leo Varadkar became Taoiseach (Ireland's Prime Minister) in June 2017.
He remained Minister until June 2020. At that time, a new coalition government was formed by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the Green Party. Michael Creed was not appointed to a cabinet position in this new government.
In April 2023, Michael Creed announced that he would not run in the next general election. This means he would retire from his role as a TD.
