Draft:John Carroll (political administrator)
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John Carroll is an Irish political administrator who was head of policy and programme implementation at the Department of the Taoiseach from 2017 to 2020.[1][failed verification] He had previously been Leo Varadkar's adviser in the Department of Transport. Carroll was "closely involved" in the 2020 government negotiation process.[2][3] He has been a close adviser to Leo Varadkar and worked him in various capacities for several years.[2] In 2020, Carroll became general secretary of the Fine Gael political party.
Early life and education[edit]
John Carroll attended Trinity College Dublin, where he was friends with Leo Varadkar.[2] In addition to his undergraduate degree from Trinity College, Carroll also holds a postgraduate degree from Dublin City University.[2]
Career[edit]
Carroll was a parliamentary assistant to Leo Varadkar when Varadkar was first elected as a Teachta Dála (TD), a member of Ireland's lower house, in 2007.[2] In 2011, when Varadkar was appointed Minister for Transport, Carroll became his advisor at the Department of Transport.[2]
Between 2014 and 2017, Carroll was the chief executive officer of the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII).[4]
In 2017, when Varadkar became Taoiseach, Carroll left the PRII to become "head of policy and programme implementation" at the Department of the Taoiseach.[4] He was "closely involved in the negotiations on the programme for government with Fianna Fáil and the Greens" in 2020,[3] where he acted as Varadkar's "eyes and ears".[2]
In 2020, Carroll was appointed general secretary of the Fine Gael political party, succeeding Tom Curran. The recruitment process was reportedly managed by the executive search firm Amrop.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Departmental Staff – Tuesday, 17 Oct 2017 – Parliamentary Questions (32nd Dáil) – Houses of the Oireachtas". www.oireachtas.ie. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
[Leo Varadkar:] Those based in my Department in Government Buildings are Brian Murphy, chief of staff [..and..] John Carroll, head of policy and programme implementation, paid at assistant secretary grade
- ^ a b c d e f g h Moore, Aoife (17 August 2020). "Leo Varadkar's former special advisor appointed Fine Gael general secretary". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b Leahy, Pat (17 August 2020). "Close adviser to Varadkar appointed as Fine Gael general secretary". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b Burne James, Sam (26 July 2017). "Public Relations Institute of Ireland seeks new leader as CEO takes job with country's new Taoiseach". prweek.com.