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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Hiberno-English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Duncan Smith (born 17 May 1983) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Fingal constituency since the 2020 general election.[1]

Political career

Smith was a member of Fingal County Council from 2014 to 2020. Smith contested the 2019 Dublin Fingal by-election, receiving 3,821 first preference votes (15.2% of the vote), but was not elected.[2][3][4]

At the 2020 general election, Smith was elected as a TD for Dublin Fingal.[5][6] After his election to the Dáil, James Humphreys was co-opted to Smith's seat on Fingal County Council.[7] He was one of two TDs to nominate Alan Kelly for the position of Labour Party leader in the 2020 leadership election.[8]

In 2021, Smith received media attention for criticising Michael and Danny Healy-Rae in the Dáil, after the two TDs had accused Labour of being "anti-worker" after proposing a zero-COVID strategy, accusing the Healy-Raes of coming from a background of "Fianna Fáil privilege and millions and millions of euros" and "pretending to be working class.[9][10][11][12] He received praise from Miriam Lord for this, being dubbed a "working-class hero" in her column.[13]

Smith was the Labour Party Director of Elections for Ivana Bacik in the 2021 Dublin Bay South by-election.[14]

Personal life

Smith's father was a carpenter by profession.[9] Smith studied at Dublin City University, completing a bachelors degree in business studies and a masters degree in International Security and Conflict Resolution.[15] He is currentlyШаблон:When studying for a PhD in nuclear disarmament studies.[16]

He is married and has one son.[15]

References

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External links

Шаблон:Current TDs Шаблон:Dublin Fingal (Dáil constituency)/TDs Шаблон:Labour Party (Ireland)