Síle de Valera

Síle de Valera
De Valera in 1981
Minister of State
2002–2006Education and Science
Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands
In office
26 June 1997  6 June 2002
TaoiseachBertie Ahern
Preceded byMichael D. Higgins
Succeeded byÉamon Ó Cuív
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1987  May 2007
ConstituencyClare
In office
June 1977  June 1981
ConstituencyDublin County Mid
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 June 1979  24 June 1984
ConstituencyDublin
Personal details
Born (1954-12-17) 17 December 1954
Clonskeagh, Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Relatives
Alma materUniversity College Dublin

Síle de Valera (Irish: [ˈʃiːlʲə dʲɛ ˈwalʲəɾʲə]; born 17 December 1954) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Minister of State from 2002 to 2006 and as Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands from 1997 to 2002. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 1981 and from 1987 to 2007. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency from 1979 to 1984.