Steven Matthews (born 1970/1971) is an Irish

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politician who has been a

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(TD) for the

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constituency since the

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. He was appointed Chair of the Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage in September 2020.

Personal and early life

Matthews is a trained Engineer, holding a degree from

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in Planning and Environmental Management. He lives in

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, with his wife Erika Doyle and their two children. Doyle replaced her husband on Wicklow County Council in February 2020. Doyle was hired as Matthews' secretarial assistant in the

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in June 2020.

Political career

Before being elected as a TD, he was a Bray Town Councillor, where he served from 2008 to 2014, before becoming a member of

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following the 2014 local elections. He served as chairperson of the Bray Municipal District of the council in 2016 and 2019. He held that office until he was elected as a Green Party TD for

following the

References

External links

Green Party profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matthews, Steven Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the 33rd Dáil Green Party (Ireland) TDs Alumni of Dublin Institute of Technology