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Darragh O'Brien

Politician

Darragh O'Brien is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Darragh O'Brien · Darragh O’Brien · דאראג אובריאן · 歐布萊恩				[sources]
Alias	Darragh O’Brien · O'Brien, Darragh · 歐布萊恩				[sources]
Birth date	1974-07-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Malahide				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ireland				[sources]
Country	Ireland				[sources]
Citizenship	Ireland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Darragh				[sources]
Last name	O'Brien · O’Brien				[sources]
Website	www.darraghobrien.ie · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1166562				[sources]
Position	Dáil Éireann (member, 2007-2011) · Dáil Éireann (member, 2016-) · Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2025-) · Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (2020-2025) · Minister for Transport (Ireland) (2025-) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	Institute of Technology, Carlow				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-11	Last processed	2025-12-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Irish Fianna Fáil politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Teachta Dála	2020-02-08	2024-11-08

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Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,231

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories371,586

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,820

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-ireland-darragh-o-brien-minister-for-climate-environment-and-energy-minister-for-transport · evpo-e529b32d-0b30-485a-91cf-0c5c2aedf109

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