Donegal Fianna Fáil TD Charlie McConalogue has been named as the new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine by Taoiseach Micheal Martin.
He succeeds Dara Colleary who was forced to resign following the controversy surrounding the recent Oireachtas Golf Society dinner.
McConalogue becomes the third Agriculture Minister in just three months.
Barry Cowen left the role after just 17 days in office after it emerged he was issued with a three-month driving ban in 2016 for being over the legal alcohol limit.
Wexford TD James Browne replaces Minister McConalogue as Minister of State at Justice.
The Donegal TD was Fianna Fáil’s spokesman on the portfolio in the previous Dáil.
In June, he was elevated to the role of Minister for State at the Department of Justice following the formation of coalition Government.
He was born in October 1977 and is from Gleneely in Co Donegal.
From a farming background, he was educated at Carndonagh Community School before going on to study at UCD where he studied Economics, Politics & History.
Mr McConalogue became involved in politics in UCD.
After working in Fianna Fáil’s headquarters for a number of years, as well as working abroad in Australia, he returned home to work on the family farm in Donegal.
In 2009,he was elected to Donegal County Council – and then became a TD for Donegal North East in 2011.
