Denis Naughten (born 23 June 1973) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for the constituency of Roscommon-South Leitrim and Fine Gael Spokesperson for Agriculture. Naughten was born in Drum County Roscommon. He was educated St. Aloysius College, Athlone, University College Dublin and University College Cork where he did a research project in Food Microbiology.

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  • Denis Naughten (born 23 June 1973) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for the constituency of Roscommon-South Leitrim and Fine Gael Spokesperson for Agriculture. Naughten was born in Drum County Roscommon. He was educated St. Aloysius College, Athlone, University College Dublin and University College Cork where he did a research project in Food Microbiology. Naughten was elected in a by-election to Seanad Éireann in 1997 to the seat vacant since the death of his father, Liam Naughten on 16 November 1996. In the 1997 general election he was elected to the lower house of Dáil Éireann for the Longford-Roscommon constituency and was re-elected in the 2002 general election. He was also a member of Roscommon County Council and the Western Health Board from January 1997 to October 2003. Within his first few weeks in the Dáil he became Fine Gael spokesperson for Youth Affairs, School Transport & Adult Education. Between 2000 and 2001 he served as Opposition Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade & Employment. Although indicating that he might, Naughten declined to stand in the party's leadership election in 2002. He was later appointed spokesperson on Transport. In Enda Kenny's Front Bench reshuffle in 2004 Naughten received his current position of spokesperson on Agriculture. He was re-elected in the 2007 general election for the new constituency of Roscommon-South Leitrim. Naughten's father, Liam Naughten, was also a Fine Gael TD, who served between 1982 and 1989.
  • Denis Naughten ist ein irischer Politiker und seit 1997 Abgeordneter im Dáil Éireann, dem Unterhaus des irischen Parlaments. Naughten besuchte das University College Dublin und später das University College Cork. 1997 wurde er als Fine Gael-Politiker bei einer Nachwahl in den Seanad Éireann gewählt. Er besetzte hierbei den durch dessen Tod vakant gewordenen Sitz seines Vaters Liam Naughten. Damit wurde Denis Naughten der bis dahin jüngste Senator in der irischen Geschichte. Nach Ende der Legislaturperiode des Seanad Éireann wechselte er in den Dáil Éireann. 2002 sowie 2007 wurde Naughten in den Dáil Éireann wiedergewählt. Zwischen Januar 1997 und Oktober 2003 war er Mitglied des Roscommon County Council. Dort wurde er nach seinem Ausscheiden 2003 von seinem Bruder John ersetzt. Naughten ist verheiratet und hat zwei Kinder.
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  • Denis Naughten (born 23 June 1973) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for the constituency of Roscommon-South Leitrim and Fine Gael Spokesperson for Agriculture. Naughten was born in Drum County Roscommon. He was educated St. Aloysius College, Athlone, University College Dublin and University College Cork where he did a research project in Food Microbiology.
  • Denis Naughten ist ein irischer Politiker und seit 1997 Abgeordneter im Dáil Éireann, dem Unterhaus des irischen Parlaments. Naughten besuchte das University College Dublin und später das University College Cork. 1997 wurde er als Fine Gael-Politiker bei einer Nachwahl in den Seanad Éireann gewählt. Er besetzte hierbei den durch dessen Tod vakant gewordenen Sitz seines Vaters Liam Naughten. Damit wurde Denis Naughten der bis dahin jüngste Senator in der irischen Geschichte.
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