Martin Fraser
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Martin Fraser is the current Secretary General to the Irish Government
and Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach
since 1 August 2011. He had previously served as the department’s assistant secretary since 2007. He will take office on 1 August after the retirement of Dermot McCarthy
.
He holds a bachelor of commerce degree from University College Dublin
and a master of science degree in economics
from Trinity College, Dublin
. Fraser joined the Civil Service in 1986. He has served in the Departments of Social Welfare, Foreign Affairs and Agriculture and Food.
Fraser was previously director of the Northern Ireland division. Highly regarded by colleagues, he joined the Department of the Taoiseach, as finance officer in 1999.
He was appointed as Assistant Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach in 2007 during which time he served as head of the Northern Ireland and international affairs division, the corporate affairs division and the economic and social policy division.
The position in the Department of the Taoiseach is in the gift of the Government. In July 2011 he was appointed as secretary general to the Government and secretary general of the Department of the Taoiseach
. On appointment he will also become the chairman of the National Economic and Social Council, which advises the Taoiseach on strategic issues regarding economic and social development.
Irish Government
The Government of Ireland is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland.-Members of the Government:Membership of the Government is regulated fundamentally by the Constitution of Ireland. The Government is headed by a prime minister called the Taoiseach...
and Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach
Department of the Taoiseach
The Department of the Taoiseach is the government department of the Taoiseach of Ireland. It is based in Government Buildings, the headquarters of the Government of Ireland, on Merrion Street in Dublin....
since 1 August 2011. He had previously served as the department’s assistant secretary since 2007. He will take office on 1 August after the retirement of Dermot McCarthy
Dermot McCarthy
Dermot McCarthy is the Secretary General to the Government of Ireland and Secretary General to the Department of the Taoiseach . He occupies two of the three most senior offices in the Irish Civil Service....
.
He holds a bachelor of commerce degree from University College Dublin
University College Dublin
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and a master of science degree in economics
Economics
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from Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
. Fraser joined the Civil Service in 1986. He has served in the Departments of Social Welfare, Foreign Affairs and Agriculture and Food.
Fraser was previously director of the Northern Ireland division. Highly regarded by colleagues, he joined the Department of the Taoiseach, as finance officer in 1999.
He was appointed as Assistant Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach in 2007 during which time he served as head of the Northern Ireland and international affairs division, the corporate affairs division and the economic and social policy division.
The position in the Department of the Taoiseach is in the gift of the Government. In July 2011 he was appointed as secretary general to the Government and secretary general of the Department of the Taoiseach
Department of the Taoiseach
The Department of the Taoiseach is the government department of the Taoiseach of Ireland. It is based in Government Buildings, the headquarters of the Government of Ireland, on Merrion Street in Dublin....
. On appointment he will also become the chairman of the National Economic and Social Council, which advises the Taoiseach on strategic issues regarding economic and social development.