John GormleyPosition: Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Age:48
Party:Green Party
Constituency:Dublin South East
Political career:chairman of the Green Party since 2002. A Green TD since 1997, he first stood for election in 1989. A former member of Dublin City Council, he was the first Green mayor in Ireland when he took the role in 1994.
Immediate challenges:Making progress on ensuring cuts in greenhouse gas emissions; reform of local government, including a Green Paper and White Paper; review of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its role and introducing changes to increase deterrents against environmental crimes.
