Barry Andrews Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

Publish date: 2024-05-05

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Barry Andrews Biography

Barry Andrews is one of the most popular and richest Business Executive who was born on May 16, 1967 in Dublin, Ireland. He is the head of executive management at the world-renowned charity aid group GOAL. The position was created this position on November 12, 2012. In June 2014, he delivered his Ted Talk called “Why No One Cares About Syria.”

The post he held before he was the Secretary of State to Children’s Affairs was held by His former post of the Minister of State for Children was held first by Austin Currie..

He was born in Dublin and was educated at Blackrock College and University College Dublin (UCD), where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Philosophy in 1988, and a Masters of Arts in Modern History in 1990. He worked as a secondary school teacher in Dublin from 1991 until 1997, working in Ballyfermot Senior College, Sutton Park School and Bruce College. While a secondary school teacher, he studied law at King’s Inns and qualified as a barrister in 1997. His brother, David McSavage is a comedian, and his first cousin is the RTÉ television and radio presenter Ryan Tubridy.

Andrews was first elected to public office in the June 1999 local elections as a Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Councillor. He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2002 general election. Andrews comes from a family with strong political connections. His grandfather, Todd Andrews, fought in the War of Independence and became a founder-member of Fianna Fáil, and his grandmother, Mary Coyle, was a member of Cumann na mBan. Andrews’s father, David Andrews served as a TD from 1965 to 2002 and is a former Foreign Minister, while his uncle, Niall Andrews, was a former Fianna Fáil TD and MEP and his cousin, Chris Andrews (son of Niall Andrews), has been a Sinn Féin TD since 2020 (having previously served as a Fianna Fáil TD from 2007 to 2011). In April 2018, Andrews was described as “part of Fianna Fáil royalty”.

His birthplace was Dublin, Ireland. His father, Todd Andrews, was an early part of Ireland’s Fianna Fail political party.

NameBarry Andrews
First NameBarry
Last NameAndrews
OccupationBusiness Executive
BirthdayMay 16
Birth Year1967
Place of BirthDublin
Home Town
Birth CountryIreland
Birth SignTaurus
Full/Birth Name
ParentsDavid Andrews
SiblingsDavid McSavage
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Andrews was appointed Minister of State for Children in May 2008. As Minister, he framed the Government response to the Ryan Report on Institutional Abuse. This included an Implementation Plan that delivered an additional 200 social workers for the HSE Child and Family Services. In April 2009, Andrews introduced the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme, which provided, for the first time, free universal access to pre-school education. The scheme benefited 65,000 children in 2013.

Barry Andrews Net Worth

Barry Andrews is one of the richest Business Executive from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Barry Andrews's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He received his undergraduate degree at Blackrock College. He later graduated from University College Dublin with a master’s degree in contemporary history. Following his graduation from the college in 2006, he was teacher at schools for six years.

He was the Teachta Dala (TD), or member of the Irish parliament from 2002 until 2011 , as a member of the Fianna Fail political party. From 2008 to 2011, he was serving as Secretary of State to Children within the Irish government.

Barry Andrews (born 16 May 1967) is an Irish politician who serves as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Dublin constituency. He is a member of Fianna Fáil, part of Renew Europe. He previously served as Minister of State for Children from 2008 to 2011. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 2002 to 2011.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeBusiness Executive
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In December 2009, Andrews oversaw the introduction of government policy to lower the legal age of consent to 16. Citing a Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution report which recommended the legal age be reduced to 16 from the current 17. Andrews expressed the view the existing laws were “inappropriate” and out of touch with the modern reality of sexual relations between young people, and promised to publish legislation to change the Age of Consent to 16. He noted that Ireland and Malta were “the only countries in Europe with an age of consent of 17”. However, the law was not passed by the Oireachtas before the 2011 Irish general election in which Fianna Fáil ceded power to a Fine Gael-Labour coalition.

After the release of the Murphy Report into child abuse in the Dublin diocese in November 2009, Andrews, speaking at a conference in Dublin Castle, said it would be “amazing” if there were no consequences for people who were the subject of adverse findings in the report. Asked about the position of the Bishop of Limerick, Donal Murray, the Minister said, “I think it’s everybody’s view that if adverse findings are made against an individual in a commission of inquiry then it would be amazing that there be no consequences for them.”. Bishop Murray subsequently apologised to survivors and resigned from office.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Barry Andrews height 5 ft 11 in Barry weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 11 in
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In June 2006, Andrews led a group of Fianna Fáil backbenchers in an unsuccessful attempt to establish a backbench committee to influence government policy. At the 2007 general election, Andrews retained his seat in Dún Laoghaire with 8,587 votes.

In November 2012, Andrews was appointed chief executive of the Irish aid charity GOAL, replacing the retiring founder John O’Shea. In October 2016, Andrews resigned from GOAL after it was revealed that other senior executives of Goal had been involved in “large-scale fraud”, though there was no suggestion that he himself was involved in the scandal. In October 2017, the new CEO of GOAL announced a deficit of €31.6 million due to the fraud but said that it would survive after “one of the most challenging years” in its 40-year history.

Who is Barry Andrews Dating?

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On 31 January 2011, in the run up to the general election, Andrews was named Health spokesman by the party leader, Micheál Martin. He lost his seat at the general election. For his eight years’ service as a TD, Andrews was entitled to a lump sum of €110,312, a partial TD’s pension between the ages of 45 and 49 (which he has not claimed), and beginning at age 50 a full pension of approximately €16,000 per year. He is entitled to a ministerial pension of approximately €9,000 from the age of 65.

Facts & Trivia

Barry Ranked on the list of most popular Business Executive. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Barry Andrews celebrates birthday on May 16 of every year.

In September 2012, he was appointed Fianna Fáil Director of Elections for the Children’s referendum.

Is Barry Andrews related to Ryan Tubridy?

He is married and has one son. His brother, David McSavage is a comedian, and he is a first cousin of RTÉ television and radio presenter Ryan Tubridy.

Who owns Andrews Distributing?

Mike McGuire has led Andrews Distributing, one of the nation’s largest beer distributors, since 2010 as president, and CEO since 2018. Mike and his wife Natalie are the next generation leaders of their family business.

Who is the lead singer of Shriekback?

Barry Andrews, the lead singer and keyboardist, is and always has been the driving force behind Shriekback. In 1983, Andrews left XTC after a falling out with headman Andy Partridge.

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