Tom Hayes
Tom Hayes (born 16 February 1952) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and farmer. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency.
Political Career
He was elected in 1997 to the 21st Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel, Hayes was Fine Gael's Seanad spokesperson on Agriculture. He was elected on 30 June 2001 to the 28th Dáil as a TD for Tipperary South, when he held the seat for Fine Gael in a by-election following the death of Theresa Ahearn. He was re-elected at the 2002, 2007 and 2011 general elections. Hayes served as Chairman of the Fine Gael parliamentary party from September 2002 to March 2010. He was party deputy spokesperson on Transport with responsibility for Road Safety from October 2010 to March 2011. On 5 June 2013, he was appointed as Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Food Safety.
Education
He was educated at Mount Mellary College, Waterford, Tipperary Vocational School and University College Cork (graduating with a Diploma in Public Administration).
