Jack Chambers is the Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin West and Minister for Finance in the Government of Ireland.
As Minister for Finance, Jack is responsible for leading the Department in the achievement of the government’s economic, fiscal and financial policy goals, having regard to the Programme for Government.
The Minister for Finance has a key role in decisions made across government, and is Ireland’s representative at the Eurogroup and Ecofin meetings of European Finance Ministers.
As Ireland’s Minister for Finance, Minister Chambers is a Governor of a number of international bodies that Ireland is a member of, including the European Investment Bank, the IMF, the World Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Minister Chambers previously served as the Government Chief Whip and was also Minister of State for Sport, the Gaeltacht & Defence. He was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt in the February 2016 General Election and was re-elected in the 2020 General Election.
Before entering the Dáil, he served as a Fingal County Councillor and as Deputy Mayor.
In the last Dáil he served in a range of positions including frontbench Spokesperson for Defence, Communications, Climate Action & Environment. He was an active member of a number of Oireachtas committees including Climate Action, Justice & Equality and the committee on Seanad Reform.
He is a medical doctor having studied at the RCSI and he holds an honours degree in Law & Political Science from Trinity College.