Roderic O’Gorman’s husband Is Roderic O’Gorman married?: Roderic O’Gorman is an Irish politician whose current partner is Ray Healy. He is a member of the Green Party and has served as Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth since June 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dubl in West constituency since 2020.
O’Gorman previously served as Chairman of the Green Party from 2011 to 2019. O’Gorman is originally from Mulhuddart, a small outer suburb. He now lives in Blanchardstown. He completed an undergraduate law degree at Trinity College Dublin, followed by a Master of Laws in European Union (EU) law in the London School of Economics.
In 2011 Roderic O’Gormanc completed his Ph.D., with a dissertation entitled ‘Union citizenship, social rights and the Marshallian approach’, at Trinity College Dublin. O’Gorman started an academic career at Griffith College, where he lectured and was a course director for five years.
He next worked as a law lecturer in the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University. He served as the programme chair of the Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Politics, and Law. He has taken leave in order to serve as a TD.
Roderic O’Gorman’s first engagement with green politics came at the age of 10 years when he canvassed on behalf of his local Councillor — Trevor Sargent — in his successful bid in the 1992 general election.
O’Gorman joined the Young Greens while studying law at Trinity College Dublin in the early 2000s. He supported John Gormley in his bid for the leadership of the Green Party in 2002.
He was considered one of the most ardent supporters of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, which introduced Civil Partnerships for Gay and Lesbian couples in Ireland.
Roderic O’Gorman first ran for office in the 2014 local elections and won a seat on Fingal County Council for the Castleknock local electoral area. He ran but failed to get elected as a TD at the 2007, 2011, and 2016 general elections.
O’Gorman was elected as a TD for Dublin West in the general election in February 2020. Pamela Conroy was co-opted to O’Gorman’s seat on Fingal County Council following his election to Dáil Éireann.
Husband
Who is Roderic O’Gorman husband? Roderic O’Gorman current partner is Ray Healy. He has openly identified as gay. He has said that he knew he wanted to be a politician even before he identified his sexual orientation.
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