Martin Cullen

Martin Cullen
Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism
In office 7 May 2008 – 23 March 2010
Taoiseach	Brian Cowen
Preceded by	Séamus Brennan
Succeeded by	Mary Hanafin
Minister for Social and Family Affairs
In office 14 June 2007 – 7 May 2008
Taoiseach	Bertie Ahern
Preceded by	Séamus Brennan
Succeeded by	Mary Hanafin
Minister for Transport
In office 29 September 2004 – 14 June 2007
Taoiseach	Bertie Ahern
Preceded by	Séamus Brennan
Succeeded by	Noel Dempsey
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
In office 6 June 2002 – 29 September 2004
Taoiseach	Bertie Ahern
Preceded by	Noel Dempsey
Succeeded by	Dick Roche
Minister of State
1997–2002	Finance
Teachta Dála
In office November 1992 – March 2010
In office February 1987 – June 1989
Constituency	Waterford
Senator
In office 1 November 1989 – 25 November 1992
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1954-11-02) 2 November 1954 (age 69) Waterford, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Other political affiliations	Progressive Democrats (until 1994)
Alma mater	Waterford Institute of Technology

Martin Cullen (born 2 November 1954) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism from 2008 to 2010, Minister for Social and Family Affairs from 2007 to 2008, Minister for Transport from 2004 to 2007, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government from 2002 to 2004 and Minister of State at the Department of Finance from 1997 to 2002. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency from 1987 to 1989 and from 1992 to 2010. He was a Senator from 1989 to 1992, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.^[1]